| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | October 2009 
Mild Quake Hits Off Mexican Pacific, no Damage
 Anahi Rama & Cyntia Barrera Diaz - Reuters
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October 06, 2009
Mexico City - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 in magnitude struck around 175 miles (281 km) southwest of Puerto Vallarta off Mexico's Pacific Coast on Tuesday but there were no reports of damage.
Earthquakes of less than magnitude 6.0 normally cause only slight damage to buildings.
"We did not feel the quake here, or have reports of any damage," said Jose Guadalupe Cruz at the civil protection office in Puerto Vallarta, a popular resort that attracts golfers, surfers and whale watchers.
The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake had a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km).
A telephone operator at the NH Krystal hotel in Puerto Vallarta said she did not feel the quake.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii did not issue a tsunami warning.
(Editing by Eric Walsh)
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