Sunday, April 4, 2010
6.9 Magnitude Earthquake in Baja California
A large earthquake (preliminary magnitude 6.9, depth 20 miles) has shaken the delta region of the Colorado River in Baja California. It was felt over a wide region of Southern California and western Arizona. The nearest towns are Guadalupe Victoria in Mexico (16 miles), and San Luis and Gadsen in Arizona. The magnitude currently being reported is equivalent to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 that shook the Santa Cruz and San Francisco Bay regions.
A 5.1 quake has been reported farther north in the Imperial Valley of California moments ago as well. These earthquakes are not on the San Andreas fault, but can be considered related, as a series of northwest trending faults take up the stresses related to the spreading of the Gulf of California. Large quakes have occurred in the region in the past, most notably a 6.4 quake in 1979, and a 7.1 event in 1940 (with nine fatalities).
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
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