efq
03-08-2009, 07:34 PM
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale has struck the Gulf of California off Mexico.
http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Jun/Week4/15011263.jpg
The US Geological Survey said the strong quake struck inside the Sea of Cortez, 76 miles from the town of Santa Isabel on the Baja California peninsula and was 6.2 miles deep.
There were no initial reports of deaths or serious damage.
The quake was felt strongly in San Diego just across the border from Mexico.
"It felt very calm, there was barely a vibration," said hotel receptionist Graciela Alvarado at a motel in the town of Caborca, in the Mexican state of Sonora, across from Baja California.
Local authorities warned there was a risk of a small, localised tsunami in the area but no official tsunami warning for the main Pacific coastline.
"There's a very high risk this could occur," said Baja California emergency services director Alfredo Escobedo.
Baja California is home to desert and mountains, and is sparsely populated.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Earthquake-Measuring-69-On-Richter-Scale-Strikes-Baja-California-Coast-In-Mexico/Article/200908115353138?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15353138_Earthquake_Measuring_6.9_On_R ichter_Scale_Strikes_Baja_California_Coast_In_Mexi co
http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2008/Jun/Week4/15011263.jpg
The US Geological Survey said the strong quake struck inside the Sea of Cortez, 76 miles from the town of Santa Isabel on the Baja California peninsula and was 6.2 miles deep.
There were no initial reports of deaths or serious damage.
The quake was felt strongly in San Diego just across the border from Mexico.
"It felt very calm, there was barely a vibration," said hotel receptionist Graciela Alvarado at a motel in the town of Caborca, in the Mexican state of Sonora, across from Baja California.
Local authorities warned there was a risk of a small, localised tsunami in the area but no official tsunami warning for the main Pacific coastline.
"There's a very high risk this could occur," said Baja California emergency services director Alfredo Escobedo.
Baja California is home to desert and mountains, and is sparsely populated.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Earthquake-Measuring-69-On-Richter-Scale-Strikes-Baja-California-Coast-In-Mexico/Article/200908115353138?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15353138_Earthquake_Measuring_6.9_On_R ichter_Scale_Strikes_Baja_California_Coast_In_Mexi co