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Earthquake of magnitude 5.4, 6.3 rattle southern Mexico
It was unclear if the 5.4 quake at 11:30 a.m. UTC on Wednesday was an aftershock of the 6.3 temblor at 4:27 a.m. UTC.
Updated on: Nov 20, 2019, 19:39:59 IST
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has rattled the southern Pacific coast of Mexico before dawn, just hours after a 6.3 quake.
The US Geological Survey said the two quakes occurred at almost the same spot, just offshore from the Mexico-Guatemala border.
It was unclear if the 5.4 quake at 11:30 a.m. UTC on Wednesday was an aftershock of the 6.3 temblor at 4:27 a.m. UTC.
The civil defense office of the southern state of Chiapas said no damage was immediately reported.
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