How powerful was the earthquake that hit Baja California recently?
The U.S. National Earthquake Information Center said the 6.9-magnitude quake struck at 12:59 p.m. (1:59 EDT, 17:59 GMT) and was centered 76 miles north-northeast of Santa Isabel in Baja California and 331 miles southeast of the border city of Tijuana. It was the strongest of four quakes of 5.0-magnitude or greater that struck the area over a 45-minute period late Monday morning. Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Alex Rangel said a high-rise near downtown shook violently enough that workers evacuated, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The quake was centered about 460 miles from Phoenix. Wilfredo Rivera, a manager at the Posada Santa Gemma hotel in Bahia Kino near the coast, said doors slammed as the ground rocked. “The earth was turning around really ugly,” he said. “People got really scared.” The quake was also felt in San Diego, where city employees left an 18-story downtown tower that houses the city attorney and other departments. Sources:
Earthquakes in Sea of Cortez don’t appear to have shaken many up 5:43 PM, August 3, 2009 Silhouetted by the early light, fishermen get to catching in Loreto, which was not adversely affected by a series of earthquakes. Four strong earthquakes that struck today in the Sea of Cortez between northern Baja California and the Mexican mainland do not appear to have caused widespread damage or injuries in any of the remote fishing villages or tourist areas. The strongest was a 6.9-magnitude quake that struck at 11 a.m. 76 miles north-northeast of Santa Isabel in the state of Baja California. All of the quakes occurred closer to Baja and reasonably close to Bahia de Los Angeles, a sleepy destination popular among anglers, campers and water sports enthusiasts. An employee at Guillermo’s Sportfishing, Hotel and Restaurant said the larger quake was “muy fuerte” (very strong) but did not break anything. In San Felipe, the nearest large community to the north, about 150 miles away, “People report t
A powerful 6.9 earthquake has struck Baja California, Mexico. For about twenty seconds, every bean in the country was a Mexican jumping bean. … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNGY86y5mmdIh9hsW3xMYV2QcttzVg&sig2=-SVIJCh_CYSF3t5xs5Jueg&cid=1403918526&ei=bZp3SqiEFqCu9QS2272VAg&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.examiner.
