Moderate earthquake rattles Mexico's Gulf coast

By: Associated Press -

Last modified Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:16 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY -- A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 rattled the Gulf coast state of Veracruz on Wednesday, but no damages or injuries were reported.

The National Seismological Service said the temblor was centered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) offshore from the port city of Tampico.

The epicenter is more than 300 miles southeast of the U.S. border.

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Arturo wrote on May 24, 2007 7:01 PM: " I'm from Tamaulipas Mexico, this is not an earthquake zone, there have never been any of them here recorded ever, there are some fears in the people about what triggered this phenomenon. "

amy wrote on May 25, 2007 10:49 PM: " maybe the underground ufo station in the ocean had something to do with it "

Daphne wrote on May 26, 2007 8:30 PM: " Ok wheres the tsunami at? Wheres the faultline? "

jessica wrote on May 27, 2007 3:20 PM: " it was just a baby earthquake, no big deal. i bet some people didnt even felt it "

Skip wrote on May 27, 2007 4:02 PM: " Mexico Earthquake Joke, "After the Big One" Punchline : The country is totally ruined and the government doesn't know where to start with providing help to rebuild. The rest of the world is in shock. Canada is sending troopers to help the Mexican army control the riots. The European community (except France) is sending food and money. The United States, not to be outdone, is sending 150,000 replacement Mexicans. "


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