Sunday, April 21, 2013

Moderate earth quake strikes western Mexico, no major harm



(Reuters) -An extent 5.9 tremor struck western Mexico on Sunday, shaking edifices in the capital, yet there were no reports of critical harm or wounds, authorities stated.

The shake, at first reported as an extent 6.2 off the coast, was focused 33 km (20 miles) northwest of La Union, on the fringe between Guerrero and Michoacan states, near the Pacific coast, the U.S. Land Survey stated.

State oil syndication Pemex stated soon after the tremor that the force supply to its Tula refinery was intruded. Not long after, it reported power was returning on line once more.

Pemex stated it was indistinct if the tremor had initiated the break in vigor supply at the Tula refinery, Mexico's second grandest. It has a generation limit of 315,000 barrels for every day.

A Pemex official would be unable to state if preparation had been influenced, however included that any misfortune might be made up.

The shake was felt in Mexico City, in the ballpark of 325 km (200 miles) far from La Union. Edifices shook and inhabitants quickly ran outside, yet above all returned inside presently subsequently.

A few senior Mexican authorities, incorporating Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, stated by means of Twitter there were no quick reports of damages or huge harm.

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