Strong Earthquake Strikes Off Of Coast Of Mexico
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A magnitude-8.1 earthquake has struck off the southern coast of Mexico on Thursday.
The earthquake struck at around 9:49 p.m. PDT on Thursday, southwest of Pijijiapan, Mexico in the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the Pacific side.
The tsunami threat is currently under evaluation, and widespread waves could hit Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras and Ecuador.
The earthquake was felt more than 400 miles away in Mexico City.
There is no threat to California.
Tsunami threat is under evaluation
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE. https://t.co/3w55MY5nSA
MORE: * Waves possible in the next three hours along coasts of
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
- MEXICO
- GUATEMALA.
- EL SALVADOR
- COSTA RICA
- NICARAGUA
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— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
- PANAMA
- HONDURAS
- ECUADOR
In case you were wondering, no threat to California, etc. https://t.co/oQMPcTlZLC
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
UPDATE: Estimated time of arrival of potential tsunami waves from Mexico earthquake
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
For reference, 0500 UTC is 10 p.m. PDT pic.twitter.com/9JDkkzGaGh
Here's a look at the predicted potential Tsunami wave heights. Biggest threat of course is in Mexico with waves 3 meters above tide level. pic.twitter.com/Z8tsSjWhnL
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
A magnitude-5.7 aftershock struck closer to the coast, less than 20 miles SW of Paredon at 10:01 p.m. PDT pic.twitter.com/I5t3FFGeNt
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
UPDATE: Tsunami waves confirmed in Mexico.
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017
Largest wave so far is 2.3 feet.https://t.co/UBVKwmVryn pic.twitter.com/Giudg435jH
Hawaii is officially off the hook for Tsunami threat from Mexico earthquake #temblor pic.twitter.com/eot1OovwkN
— Kyle Buis (@kylebuis) September 8, 2017