Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Deep in Mexico
April 7, 2011, Submitted by: Ken Tweet
Large Earthquake, Veracruz Mexico
The largest earthquake to ever have rocked the region near Veracruz, Mexico, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook deep underground the morning of April 7, 2011.
The earthquake was located 104 miles (167 km) beneath the surface, 56 miles south of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico – about 300 miles west of Belize and about 600 miles south of the tip of Texas.
The USGS history of earthquakes in that region indicate that deep quakes have been common.
Blue (150 km +)
Green (70 km +)
Yellow (35 km +)
What has not been common there however are large earthquakes. All previous earthquakes in the region appear to have been significantly less in magnitude upon initial inspection of USGS map data. This 6.5 quake stands out.
2011 is shaping up where 2010 left off, shaking the planet with large and numerous earthquakes.
Update: half a day later, still no Aftershocks. That seems a bit odd.
Even though there is a major fault within 75 miles of the quake that has thrown off a 8.0 before, the 6.5 quake should be a wake up call to the fact that earthquakes can occur anywhere on the surface of this planet. There are ancient faults everywhere and the entire crust rides on an unstable moving mass of rock that is not solid. The only part that could be considered solid is the core. Many of the nuclear power plants in this country have not taken earthquake possibility into account, and I have seen on the news that some of them could not survive anything over a 6.0 to a 6.5 in magnitude. Also a lot of the United States’ infrastructure such as dams and bridges could not even withstand a 5.5 or more in magnitude quake.
Either something is actually happening with this increase of earthquakes that has to do with an event that is very critical, like a possible rapid pole shift. Or, it is just a cycle that the planet goes through every few hundred years. The tiny historical record of earthquakes is just too small to come to much of a correct conclusion. Right now all anyone can do is speculate about what is really happening and be prepared for something that “could” happen that is awful.