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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake off Baja California, Mexico. NNE of La Paz

Woooosh - 7-26-2011 at 12:10 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-6-0-earthquake-off-baja-cali...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Sea of Cortez off Baja California, 60 miles east of La Paz, Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Tuesday.
The quake occurred at 11:44 a.m. local time (1744 GMT) at a depth of 3.1 miles. There were no immediate reports of damage.

[Edited on 7-26-2011 by Woooosh]

BajaNews - 7-26-2011 at 12:12 PM

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us...

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time

* Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 17:44:21 UTC
* Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 11:44:21 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 25.186°N, 109.550°W
Depth 10.2 km (6.3 miles)
Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances 86 km (53 miles) SW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
138 km (85 miles) NNE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
142 km (88 miles) WSW of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
947 km (588 miles) SSE of PHOENIX, Arizona

BajaBlanca - 7-26-2011 at 01:13 PM

never felt a thing.

bajajudy - 7-26-2011 at 01:24 PM

Yo tampoco

JESSE - 7-26-2011 at 01:26 PM

Nada

BajaSerg - 7-26-2011 at 01:50 PM

nope

Bajahowodd - 7-26-2011 at 04:23 PM

Heard a report on the radio, with some so-called expert. He said that given the epicenter's distance from land, and its extraordinary shallowness, he did not expect any damage. 3.1 miles beneath the surface is really shallow.

Leo - 7-26-2011 at 05:32 PM

No tsunami at Tecolote ?

tiotomasbcs - 7-26-2011 at 05:48 PM

San Andreas working on its own Geological clock. Another 10 million years The Baja Peninsula will be Isla Baja California, no?!: It is surprising we didn't feel anything. Next time. Tio

From USGS via Google Earth Feed

bryanmckenzie - 7-26-2011 at 08:11 PM

From USGS via Google Earth Feed



[Edited on 2011-7-27 by bryanmckenzie]