6.5 magnitude quake in Pacific off Mexico

A strong, magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck under the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday off Mexico's coast, the US Geological Survey said.

A strong, magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck under the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday off Mexico's coast, the US Geological Survey said.

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The quake occurred some 325 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Mexico's Baja California beach resort of Cabo San Lucas, and while it was at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported there was no widespread destructive tsunami threat