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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:21 AM
6.9 earthquake (La Paz)


San Diego news just reported a 6.9 earthquake in "baja california". Anybody got any info on this?

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:27 AM
This may shed some light.


http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN219679920101021
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:27 AM






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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:28 AM


Yeah, comitan posted on the 5.8 thread. Looks like it was about 85 miles NE of La Paz in SOC. My neighbors felt it pretty good.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:33 AM


Apparently there has been a whole series in this area

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/2...
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:33 AM


nothing in mulege



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:37 AM


out in the gulf....right on the fault line there...hmmm...heads up folks.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 11:41 AM


We felt it as a hard earthquake it also seemed to last a long time. UNAM has it as a 6.5.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 12:38 PM


Just talked to Dra. Bajabass, she felt nothing in El Centenario.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 07:49 PM
LA PAZ Major Earthquake


Some say 6.5 on the Richter Scale, other sites say 7.1

What counts are physical effects which are tallied on the Modified Mercalli Scale.

Could range anywhere from a hard shake to moderate destruction with casualties.

Dang I hope it's the former...
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:09 PM


At this time the USGS only lists a 4.1 60 miles NE of La Paz.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/...
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:10 PM


Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time

* Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 17:53:14 UTC
* Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 11:53:14 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 24.843°N, 109.171°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances 105 km (65 miles) S of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
125 km (75 miles) SW of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
140 km (85 miles) NE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1200 km (740 miles) WNW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=187, Nph=187, Dmin=842.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp=133°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
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* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010crbl

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us...
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:15 PM


This is the one out the gulf reported earlier. Thanks
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=48595

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Magnitude 6.7
Date-Time

* Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 17:53:14 UTC
* Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 11:53:14 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 24.843°N, 109.171°W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA
Distances 105 km (65 miles) S of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
125 km (75 miles) SW of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
140 km (85 miles) NE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1200 km (740 miles) WNW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.1 km (3.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=187, Nph=187, Dmin=842.9 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Gp=133°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010crbl

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us...
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:48 PM


I was in La Paz today, didn't see any damage and no one even mentioned feeling it.
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