Magnitude 7.6 Mexico (near Acapulco)

USGS ^ | 3/20/2012

[cll]

A few minutes ago. Hope the First Kid is safe.

[cll]

Please edit to 7.6 if possible.

[Strategerist]

USGS shakemap is up and Oaxaca is barely on the edge of the “Light” shaking area.

[douginthearmy]

I’m sure Malia is fine, but it makes for a good sci-fi plot. We need to check out Obama’s recent activities and find out what he did to tick off the puppeteer. Someone fired up Karl Rove’s weather machine to send the Won a message.

[FreeAtlanta]

Agreed. I hope she, the other kids and the Secret Service are safe.

What kind of parent sends their 13 year old on a trip like this? He shouldn't be making Presidential level decisions for our country.

[apillar]

Wow, his daughter is EXACTLY in the same spot as that massive earthquake???

Well she was last Saturday at least, for obvious reason they aren't exactly giving out her day to day itinerary. For all we know she might be back in DC already.

[SueRae]

Likewise. Prayers for the safety of all in the vicinity and to the 0bama family. Looking at a map, they’re not that far from each other. Both on the lower west coast. Godspeed the people there and rescue efforts.

[LibWhacker]

There was an article today saying Michelle and Zero take every opportunity to teach their kids the values of South Chicago. I'll bet Ears is kicking himself; he could be down there right now teaching Malia the best places to loot during a disaster.

But I'm with you. I hope everybody is okay.

[tcrlaf]

Bush’s fault.
Barry inherited the earthquake.

[autumnraine]

Ok, that’s not creepy AT ALL! /s

[Jack Hydrazine]

Time to crank up Neil Diamond’s, “Acapulco”!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxyCkdD9hP0

[SueRae]

woops. There’s Oaxaca the CITY, which is much farther inland. Sorry for any confusion.

Again, Godspeed to those affected and to any rescue efforts that may be involved.

[RJS1950]

Bush’s fault, well probably close. Most likely some version of Cheney’s super top secret weather-earthquake machine.

Hope the secret service guys are ok.

[GrandmaPatriot]

If this this information is correct, this is exactly where those kids are.

According to the GPS coordinates, those kids are about 200 miles away from the epicenter of the quake.

[ichabod1]

WELL, THaT OUGHTTA tELL yOU sOMETHIN

[GrandmaPatriot]

Oops, make that 100 miles.

[TexasFreeper2009]

lol

that’s the first thing I thought too!

Bush’s fault! he used his earthquake machine on lil Ms. Obama.

lol

[cll]

5.1 aftershock just now.

[ichabod1]

Me too, but I’m not going to be donating any money.

[Chickensoup]

How far from Nicaragua? My daughter is on a missions trip on an island off the coast.

[muawiyah]

It's looking more and more that someone or some thing missed the news cycle restrictions of yesterday.

Just one darned thing after another.