Moderate Quake Strikes Western Mexico

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TEMPO.CO, Mexico City - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coast of Mexico on Friday, June 29. It occurred at 88 kilometers west-southwest offshore from Cihuatlan, in Jalisco state, the United States Geological Survey reported.

The USGS estimated the depth of the tremor at 10 km.

Read: 5.6 Magnitude Quake Shakes Guatemala

Luis Felipe Puente, head of the country's Civil Protection agency, said on Twitter that the quake had been felt only lightly and that there were no reports of damage so far. Monitoring would continue, he said.

Mexico has suffered a series of more powerful earthquakes in recent months, including two in September that together killed hundreds of people and brought buildings crashing down.

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