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Moderate quakes hit western, southern Mexico

26 Nov 2007 22:53:28 GMT
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MEXICO CITY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake hit Michoacan state in western Mexico on Monday but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.

A magnitude 5.8 quake hit 55 miles (90 km) south-southwest of the state capital Morelia, with its epicenter 49.8 miles (80.1 km) underground, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

"There is no damage for the moment," said civil protection official Hugo Magana in Morelia. "They are going around checking the cities."

Earlier on Monday, a 5.6-magnitude quake shook the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. (Reporting by Miguel Gutierrez; Editing by John O'Callaghan)

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