Gunmen killed six people and wounded 13 others when they opened fire at a cockfight in Guerrero on Saturday night Presumed members of one criminal group attacked alleged members of another at a cockpit in the coastal municipality of Petatlán, according to a statement issued Sunday by the Guerrero Attorney General’s Office (FGE) The number of fatalities and injuries were revised from an initial report of five deaths and at least 20 people wounded the FGE said that presumed members of a criminal group led by a “generator of violence” identified as “El Gavilán” (The Sparrowhawk) fired at members of a crime gang led by “El Ruso de Petatlán” (The Russian of Petatlán) It said that the two groups are involved in a turf war for control of the Costa Grande region of Guerrero Reports suggest that the two groups are in fact factions of the same criminal organization a former leader of the Knights Templar Cartel who formed a criminal group called Guardia Guerrerense according to a report by the news outlet Infobae Citing “unofficial versions” of events Infobae said that the feud between El Gavilán and El Ruso is related to their desire to gain absolute control over the Guardia Guerrerense which is reportedly an ally of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel The FGE said that an investigation would continue until there is “total clarification” regarding what happened at the Petatlán cockpit and the perpetrators of the crime have been brought to justice It has been a violent start to the year in Guerrero which recorded the seventh highest number of homicides among Mexico’s 32 federal entities in the first 11 months of last year At least five people were killed in an attack in the municipality of Heliodoro Castillo last Thursday, while three sisters were murdered in Chilapa on Saturday. Initial reports said that as many as 30 people were killed in Heliodoro Castillo With reports from El País, Aristegui Noticias and Infobae  ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Peter’s sister city) on the Spring Break “Learning to Serve” trip was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my time at Gustavus I knew home-stays would be involed and that my Spanish wasn’t great There were 17 Gustavus students on the trip ranging from fluent Spanish speakers to others who knew no Spanish at all We were a cohesive group with a diverse mix of ages and majors Each one of us stayed with a different host family in an effort to immerse ourselves more fully in the culture and daily life of the local people we participated in a variety of service projects we would meet at the local coordinator’s home and divide up into our service projects for the day We taught English to a group of high school students had language exchange trips with the university students around the town and spent time with special needs children at a local rehabilitation facility each opportunity to serve was incredibly rewarding I found myself becoming increasingly comfortable trying new Spanish phrases and interacting with the local people while they became more comfortable interacting with us The relationships we built with the people of Petatlan were by far the most rewarding part of the trip Gustavus students have been eager to serve in Petatlan While taking part in the culture of the area we all had the common desire to share whatever we could with our sister city our sister city relationship with Petatlan helped reinforce the idea of global community Everyone around the world has the same needs and deserves the same respect I was struck by how my host family acted so similarly to my family back home and how students goof around with their classmates in Mexico just as we do in the United States we came to Petatlan to serve and were served at the same time by our generous host families and members of the Sister City Committee I am excited to continue the process of “learning to serve” using this trip to Petatlan as a constant reminder of our global community and website in this browser for the next time I comment This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Animals 24-7 January 29, 2024 By 2024 returned to Plaza México in Mexico City six weeks after the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice on December 6 2023 lifted an injunction that had suspended bullfighting since May 2022  a local court ordered an end to bullfighting at Plaza México in response to an injunction presented by the civil organization Justicia Justa  which defends human rights,”  explained Associated Press The May 2022 ruling held that bullfights violate Mexico City residents’ rights to inhabit a healthy environment free from violence While the five-justice Mexican Supreme Court of Justice panel that overturned the May 2022 ruling did not explain themselves they appear to have accepted an argument from lawyers representing the National Association of Fighting Bull Breeders that the only human rights issue involved is their own right to stage bullfights The National Association of Fighting Bull Breeders claims to represent a $400-million-a-year industry that employs about 80,000 people The suspension of bullfighting was revoked until “a decision is reached on whether bullfights affect animal welfare “Another civil organization filed an appeal on January 26 2024 on animal welfare grounds in a last-ditch effort to prevent bullfighting from resuming,”  Associated Press said but a ruling was not expected before the January 28 Bullfighting has been practiced in Mexico since Hernando Cortez held a bullfight to celebrate his conquest of Mexico City on August 13 but has also twice been banned throughout the nation in 1567 by an unenforced papal edict directed at all Catholics everywhere  and in 1890 as part of a modernization drive led by then-President Porfirio Díaz (1830-1915) Bullfighting is currently banned or restricted by court rulings in the states of Sinaloa where two of the three bullrings that once existed there have been demolished while the third has recently been used only for concerts Despite the prohibition of bullfighting in Guerrero state the name of which means “warrior,”  cockfighting persists there as part of an increasing culture of violence closely associated with the illegal drug trade Washington high school student Christian Herrera “the Herrera/Chavarria family were at a public event when they were visiting their family during Christmas break  There were many casualties and sadly Christian Herrera was one of them  but passed later that night due to his injuries  he has received major surgery and will be in recovery for a long time to come  has been hit with any mother’s worst nightmare Christian Herrera and his family.(Facebook photo) The “public event,”  Mexico News Daily revealed two days later was “a cockfight in the coastal municipality of Petatlán  according to a statement issued by the Guerrero Attorney General’s Office Gunmen killed six people and wounded 13 others when they opened fire at the cockfight “Citing initial investigations,”  Mexico News Daily continued the Guerrero Attorney General’s Office “said that presumed members of a criminal group led by a ‘generator of violence’ identified as ‘El Gavilán’ (The Sparrowhawk) fired at members of a crime gang led by ‘El Ruso de Petatlán’ (The Russian of Petatlán)  a former leader of the Knights Templar Cartel who formed a criminal group called Guardia Guerrerense  according to a report by the news outlet Infobae Cockfighting cartel murder scene in Petatlán “Guerrero recorded the seventh highest number of homicides among Mexico’s 32 federal entities in the first 11 months of last year.” “At least five people were burned to death in an attack in the municipality of Heliodoro Castillo believed to be the pretext to the shootings in Petatlán apparently occurred when “drones operated by cartel members a spokesperson for the religious and human rights organization Minerva Bello Center told Associated Press Local possible witnesses and even relatives of the dead  were reportedly not cooperating with investigators A similar attack at a remote dirt crossroads in the Mojave Desert near El Mirage incinerated six people whose remains were discovered on January 23 “AIR7 HD footage showed numerous yellow evidence markers near the dirt crossroads  in scrubby desert land that stretched for miles  Evidence gathered so far suggests a massive amount of gunfire  with shell casings found scattered all over the area,”  reported Rob McMillan for KABC-TV in Los Angeles beyond the similarity of the apparent modus operandi of the killers  that the apparent El Mirage shootout and mass murder had anything to do with the killings in Guerrero But retaliatory mass murders also associated with cockfighting and drug trafficking have spilled over the U.S./Mexico border before citizens died and a fourth was critically wounded on March 27  at an illegal cockfight held in Zinapecuaro about halfway between Mexico City and Jalisco citizens were among the 20 dead and six reported survivors in killings that Mexican authorities told media were apparently undertaken as revenge for the massacre of 17 people at a funeral in nearby San José de Gracia on February 27 dead in the Zinapecuaro attack were Jose Abiel Alvarez Senior Despite the distance from Zinapecuaro to Phoenix Jose Abiel Alvarez Senior was identified by the Michoacán Prosecutor’s Office as owner of El Paraiso the unlicensed cockfighting arena where the shootings occurred Killed with Jose Abiel Alvarez Senior was one of his sons who identified himself on Facebook as the organizer of events at El Paraiso (See 20 murdered at U.S.-owned Mexican cockpit.) has been associated with mayhem for perhaps longer than Christian Herrera was alive “seven ranchers were killed as they returned from a union meeting led by local political boss Rogaciano Alba,”  Associated Press reported Rogaciano Alba eventually went to prison as an alleged drug lord and their 12-year-old son injured on July 18 “Violent killing is the very purpose of cockfighting,”  commented Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle There is violence spillover with regularity at these spectacles  and it happens with numbing frequency at cartel-controlled fighting venues in Mexico,”  albeit that most of violence does not make news outside the immediate area “American cockfighters are trafficking fighting birds to Mexico and are partners in these spectacles of cruelty and organized crime,”  continued Pacelle [which] aims to halt the transport of mature roosters through the U.S  ban simulcasting and gambling on animal fights  and empower citizens to take civil action against illegal animal fighters “It’s time for the United States to pass the FIGHT Act,”  Pacelle emphasized “to give law enforcement more tools to arrest U.S.-based cockfighters on our side of the border and halt their trade with some of the world’s worst organized criminals.” Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email January 29, 2024 at 6:36 am (–from a treasured letter the great man sent to ACTION FOR ANIMALS on December 26 “Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society whether it is directed against human beings or against animals is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people bullfighting and rodeos are cut from the same fabric: violence Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well ourselves.” January 29, 2024 at 4:37 pm We tout ourselves as the most intelligent species The State of Guerrero officials confirm that five people were killed during a Jan a separate deadly shootout occurred in the state Fiscalía General Del Estado De Guerrero/Facebook Fiscalía General Del Estado De Guerrero/Facebook Community police in Guerrero allegedly shot and killed a couple from the United States and wounded their son Paul Nielsen of Utah and his wife Janeth Vázquez and their 12-year-old son were traveling from Acapulco to Zihuatanejo when they were shot in the municipality of Petatlán According to a report published on by the news website SDP Noticias the attack occurred at about 3:30am last Thursday after the family’s vehicle failed to stop at a roadblock set up by community police between the towns of Santa Rosa and Juluchuca The car was intercepted by armed men who ordered the three occupants to get out and shot Nielsen Their bodies were later found by state police Kevin Joel Rojas Vázquez sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a community hospital in Petatlán who reportedly suffered a nervous breakdown was later discharged and transported to Zihuatanejo where he provided a statement to authorities told the Salt Lake Tribune that she wasn’t aware of any investigation to capture those responsible for the crime Guerrero Governor Héctor Astudillo said Friday that investigating the case was a priority Ssempala also said that her family has been working with the United States Embassy in Mexico to have Nielsen’s body returned A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise funds to help with the expense of transporting the body Ssempala said that while growing up her brother was known as “Perfect Paul” because he was a stickler for following rules “He was very deliberate in everything that he did and very organized,” she said The United States Department of State said in a statement Saturday that it was aware of reports of Nielsen’s death but added that “out of respect for the family during this difficult time we do not have additional information to provide.” Source: SDP Noticias (sp), The Salt Lake Tribune (en), Quadratín (sp)  June 28, 2018 11:50 AM EDTThe cycle of bloodshed that has gripped Mexico in recent years is again reaching record peaks. On average, someone was killed in Mexico every 15 minutes during the month of May, putting the country on track to surpass last year’s grim milestone of 29,168 killings have pushed the issue to the top of the political agenda ahead of national elections on July 1 murdered since the beginning of the electoral cycle in September according to political consultancy Etellekt Mexico suffers from a chronic police shortage, with 116,000 positions unfilled around the country The Government Security Agency says Mexico only has around half of the police it needs right now A key reason for that is low pay; local police forces in Mexico earn an average of $460 a month slightly less than the national average wage “The police career is not a professional one,” Gerardo Rodríguez a professor in security at the University of the Americas “Who would want to be on the front line against the drug cartels if there is no professional career or sufficient payment or support for them and for their families That’s the reason local governments are relying on the Mexican army to be in the streets right now.” Troops have been serving as police since December 2006, when then-president Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on drug cartels. In December 2017 lawmakers passed an “interior security law” giving them an official role in policing. Human rights groups criticised the move saying the army were not properly trained in dealing with civilians They say a pipeline is illegally tapped somewhere in the country every 90 minutes employing and implicating large numbers of people in criminal networks in the process The arrest in June 2017 of twelve mayors from Puebla state on suspicion of involvement in a fuel-stealing ring exposed another worrying facet of Mexico’s security problem – the infiltration of criminal elements in local politics Salazar says this has lead to a surge in political violence “The number of attacks against against politicians went up by more than 2400% between 2012 and 2018,” he says “The vast majority were aimed at local politicians.” Salazar says the federal government in Mexico has lost control of local governments leaving local politicians to get involved in criminal activities “These local powers are trying to transform themselves into practically feudal states,” he says “What we are seeing at the moment is a deliberate employment of violence as a political tool as not only organized crime groups but also local political groups try to perpetuate themselves in power as well as lands and both legal and illegal activities On June 25, the entire police force of the town of Ocampo was disarmed and detained by state police on suspicion of having orchestrated the murder of a mayoral candidate “This is very serious because it could throw the quality of Mexico’s democratic governance into question,” warns Salazar “What could happen is the formation of authoritarian governments on a local scale.” Voters are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the state of Mexican security “Violence is the number one issue for voters above inequality,” says Rodríguez “The federal system just isn’t functioning right now in Mexico.” In continuing his predecessor’s military strategy against the cartels, President Enrique Peña Nieto has bypassed local and regional authorities, ploughing money directly into the pursuit of kingpins – “Mission accomplished,” he tweeted when news broke of the capture of notorious Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán in 2016 top-down strategy has worsened every aspect of the security problem fragmenting gangs and making local governments less accountable That has cost Peña Nieto’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) dearly in the polls The PRI ruled Mexico for much of the 20th Century but now their presidential candidate in July 1’s elections Frontrunner Andrés Manuel López Obrador describes the country as being “at war”, and has pledged to eradicate the violence by the middle of his first six-year term. “My opponents think everything can be resolved by force,” he said at a conference in May highlighting his own “liberal view” on security He wants to tackle the social exclusion that leads to crime and to offer a partial amnesty from prison for some involved in drug gangs favouring social work and public service as alternative sentences But other candidates and the media have said the plan “guarantees impunity” to criminals He has also pledged to create a new national guard keeping soldiers and marines permanently involved in policing “It’s a very questionable idea,” says Salazar “because soldiers aren’t trained to do what police do and police aren’t trained to use army-level weapons against gangs It could cause lots of violations of human rights.” With the next president not due to take office until Dec and few concrete strategies to address the violence there’s unlikely to be a solution any time soon “It’s a perfect storm,” Rodriguez says Write to Ciara Nugent at ciara.nugent@time.com Mexico | Somebody wants to kill Rogaciano Alba Dozens of gunmen attacked the house of the local political boss killing his sons and kidnapping his daughter in a weekend rampage that left 17 dead land disputes and rebellion that lurks amid Mexico's glittering beach resorts let them tell me to my face," Alba raged in a call to a local radio station "But (the victims) didn't steal or do anything to anybody There was no reason to kill them like that." Alba is easily the most powerful man in Petatlan a Pacific coast town near the resorts of Ixtapa and Zihuatenejo that was dependent on coconut plantations and cattle ranching until drugs and illegal logging pushed them aside in the 1980s Mexico's drug underworld has become ever more violent in recent years with gunmen beheading victims and carving threats into their bodies journalists and rival drug smugglers have largely left the victims' families alone seven ranchers were killed as they returned from a union meeting led by Alba gunmen disguised as police showed up at Alba's ranch they lined up 10 of his relatives and friends in front of his sturdy Alba's sons Alejandro and Rusbel were among the dead "Only God and he knows where he is now," said one of his daughters who asked her name be withheld for fear the gunmen would come back for her She and other relatives gathered late Tuesday before the house's bullet-scarred walls arranging white flowers and candles in a simple altar to the dead Then they prayed for the victims and condemned the faceless killers police set up roadblocks as they searched for weapons but Petatlan police director Horacio Lluck Mendiola said his 30 officers are outmanned and outgunned by criminals "The situation has spun beyond our control," he said "The federal government needs to take control of this business because of the magnitude of the massacre." He said: "We believe it was a well-organized gang." However the motive remains unclear - largely because so many people have reason to want Alba dead Alba is a rural strongman who dominates economic and political life in one of Mexico's roughest stretches of countryside He was long active in the Ruben Figueroa Landowners Association which worked with loggers gathering wood in the threatened forests of the coastal mountain range Human rights groups say much of the logging was illegal Logging remains big business: Huge trucks continue to rumble down the coastal highway through Petatlan groaning under the weight of old-growth fir and pine cut from dwindling forests In the 1990s when Alba was tied to the group activists who tried to stop the loggers were threatened A group of Mexico City lawyers took up their cause but activists believe she was killed and have demanded the investigation be reopened - with Alba as a prime suspect Mexico City prosecutors will not confirm whether there is an active investigation against Alba in the Ochoa case Others speculate the killings could be tied to drugs Mexico's main drug cartels are fighting over the Guerrero coast boats laden with cocaine land from Colombia and in the mountains farmers tend opium poppies and marijuana plantations Many farmers in the region are forced to plant and it is hard to think that someone of Alba's stature wasn't approached by the cartels for help The violence could also be related to the leftist rebels who have fought along the Guerrero coast since the 1970s Human rights groups are pressing the government to investigate mass graves suspected of holding the victims of counterinsurgency campaigns You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Hurricane Rick made landfall in Guerrero as a Category 2 hurricane Monday morning bringing strong wind and heavy rain to that state and Michoacán Rick reached land at approximately 5:00 a.m a municipality that borders Zihuatanejo to the north and Lázaro Cárdenas The National Meteorological Service said the hurricane which has since been degraded to a tropical storm brought sustained winds of 165 kph with gusts of up to 205 The hurricane caused flooding and toppled scores of trees in both Guerrero and Michoacán Some homes were flooded while wind ripped the roofs off others Strong swells were reported on Mexico’s southwest coast There have been no reports of injuries or loss of life since the hurricane made landfall but scores of families took refuge in government shelters Cars were stranded in floodwaters in Zihuatanejo and Acapulco Debido al paso del huracán #Rick por #Guerrero se produjo un corte sobre la carretera Acapulco-Zihuatanejo, a la altura de Petatlan, por lo que no hay paso hacia ese puerto. Se desbordó el Río Petatlan, inundando varias colonias de la cabecera municipal. pic.twitter.com/jW9WfsMdcA — ProtecciónCivil-Gro. (@PC_Guerrero) October 25, 2021 The Guerrero Civil Protection service reported landslides on at least six roads and the Acapulco-Zihuatanejo highway was cut off by floodwaters in the municipality of Petatlán Authorities warned that several rivers and creeks in Guerrero and Michoacán were at risk of overflowing Blackouts were reported in the Costa Chica and Costa Grande regions of Guerrero as well as in Acapulco Schools were closed in several municipalities in both Guerrero and Michoacán due to the dangers posed by the passing of the storm The United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Rick was about 170 kilometers north of Lázaro Cárdenas at 1:00 p.m Central Time and that maximum sustained winds were 95 kph It said the storm was expected to produce five to 10 inches (12-25 cm) of rain with isolated amounts of up to 20 inches (51 cm) across sections of Guerrero and Michoacán “A generally northward motion is expected over the next 12 to 24 hours the center of Rick will move farther inland over Mexico today and tonight,” the NHC said “… Continued weakening is expected this afternoon and evening and Rick is forecast to dissipate over the mountainous terrain of Mexico tonight,” it said With reports from Milenio and Reforma  Two new self-defense forces have emerged in two municipalities in the Costa Grande region of Guerrero in response to ongoing violence and insecurity while another may soon be required in a third municipality a group supported by the Union of Peoples and Organizations of Guerrero (Upoeg) took over security in the municipality of Petatlán by occupying municipal police headquarters and assuming control an unrelated self-defense militia force announced itself in nearby El Llano we are prepared to defend ourselves once more from any external threat posed by the presence of criminal groups that have overcome the state government,” it said in a statement The state Public Security Secretariat has counted at least eight active criminal organizations operating in the Costa Grande region: the Rodríguez the Cornudos and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel The state government says there are 23 self-defense groups operating in over 60% of state territory has no self-defense force but its municipal police have gone on strike over unpaid salaries The officers have also denounced Mayor Yanelly Hernández Martínez for making unauthorized deductions to their salaries and accused the police chief of violating their labor rights Source: La Voz de Michoacán (sp) Navy officials say that close to a tonne of cocaine was seized from a boat abandoned Saturday by smugglers in Petatlán high-speed craft was sighted during a surveillance operation 148 kilometers northeast of Acapulco A sea and air operation chased the boat to shore in the town of El Calvario Federal officials found 800 kilograms of cocaine The navy has mad a number of such seizures in recent months Source: Quadratín (sp) As an avid horsewoman who lives on a rescue horse farm in Canada and rides nearly daily I always look for the same opportunities when living in Mexico for the winter Thankfully there are a few stables around to satisfy my addiction to these beautiful four-legged creatures There is also an extensive community of other like-minded locals who live in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and the outlying areas of Pantla but many are everyday people who share one thing in common: a love of horses This community comes together once a year — and sometimes more on special occasions — to showcase their horses in annual parades known as cabalgatas the word cabalgata can mean a ride on horseback whether for transportation or simply to enjoy nature it refers to parades on horseback that occur in Mexico as well as other countries in Latin America The largest one in Guerrero occurs annually in Acapulco but locals here formed an association about eight years ago to continue the tradition and create interest and excitement for tourists — Mexicans and foreigners alike From the moment I saw my first parade held in Petatlán a few years ago (and managed to hop a ride on the musician’s float so that I was actually in the procession) Dressed to the nines in their cowboy finery the women gorgeous in similar outfits or at times wearing beautiful flowing dresses I knew I wanted nothing more than to ride alongside the other caballeros Riding one of these well-cared-for horses was immediately a new bucket-list wish My dream finally came true when a friend named Liliana Huitrón invited me to join her on the five-kilometer trek from Ixtapa to Zihuatanejo (I knew then that there had been a reason I’d packed a fancy cowboy shirt in my Mexico suitcase this year!) So I arranged the details with one of the organizers a tour guide and entrepreneur with Guzmán Tours of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo My requirement when riding is simple: safety is always a priority I wanted a healthy and extremely calm horse accustomed to the fiesta-like atmosphere that a parade entails Guzmán assured me that I would not be disappointed as his cousin’s horses were pros at these events and adept at handling any unforeseen situation that might arise when traveling along a busy highway The event started in Ixtapa in a large lot across from the Ixtapa Palace hotel To say it was a party would be an understatement Several people offered me mezcal shots to fortify me for the ride ahead the rest would have to wait until I arrived safe and sound at my destination; I am a lightweight with alcohol at the best of times Riders and their horses started to arrive around 11 a.m from as far away as Guanajuato and Michoacán as well as various parts of Guerrero for the first time in this cabalgata’s history — probably due to an unfortunate incident where one horse collapsed and died on a similar ride less than a month ago — a vet was on hand to check the health of each horse Again, there was music and food and a definite festive air. Zihuatanejo Mayor Jorge Sánchez, his wife Lizette Tapia and this year’s pageant queen and princesses, welcomed the crowd along with other dignitaries. There were plenty of visitors from Canada and the United States who took photos while enjoying the show, including a heart-stopping gymnastic rope show by crowd favorite Bernardo López Muñoz and Huitrón and others paved my way to being accepted as the only foreigner to ride He also loved to dance and surprised me by doing a cha-cha-like move as soon as the band struck up which completely disarmed and delighted me whose pride of ownership in their horses was evident The saddles alone on some of them cost a small fortune made with the finest leather and adorned in silver After about two hours of merriment and making new friends it was time for the nearly 230 horsemen and women to ride out The streets from Ixtapa and the overpasses to Zihuatanejo are lined with people for nearly the whole route People roared up and down the highway on ATVs providing refreshment to the riders it took about 2 1/2 hours to reach our final destination in the neighborhood of Las Salinas I slid down off my saddle and bow-legged my way to the bar for a well-deserved beer The writer divides her time between Canada and Zihuatanejo Petatlan has a very high level of seismic activity Based on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900 there are about 416 quakes on average per year in or near Petatlan Petatlan has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900 which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years The quake had a very shallow depth of 28 km (18 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) Petatlan was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above 2025 at around 4.00 am local time (GMT -7) Details of the quake (if it is one) are so far preliminary until confirmed by a seismic agency but the event was reported by the Raspberry Shake Citizen Seismic network and is likely to be confirmed by other agencies soon.