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The April 4 quake was the second largest earthquake in Baja California history after the 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake at a magnitude of 7.2–7.8 on the Richter magnitude scale, and was well recorded in Southern California, especially in the Imperial valley. [7]
California earthquakes (1769–2000) According to seismologist Charles Richter, ... Baja California Baja California: 7.2 M w: VII 2–4 100–233 $1.15bn 2010-01-09:
Mexico lies within two seismically active earthquake zones. The Baja California peninsula lies near the boundary of the Pacific plate and the North American plate, while southern Mexico lies just north of the boundary between the North American plate and the Cocos and Rivera tectonic plates. The Cocos plate is subducting under the North ...
A separate swarm of earthquakes occurred a week ago, about 40 miles southeast of the most recent quake activity. Last week's swarm occurred about 18 miles southeast of Mexicali in Baja California ...
Shaking was widely felt in San Diego County and into Imperial County from the earthquake off the coast of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Baja California coast; no ...
A string of earthquakes shook just south of the border Sunday and early Monday, with the largest measured at 4.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Baja California near Ensenada on December 14, at a depth of 10.1 km. [164] [165] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea on December 15, at a depth of 52 km. [166] A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 17, at a depth of 18.5 km. [167]
According to this study, a major earthquake on that southern section of the San Andreas fault would result in major damage to the Palm Springs–Indio metropolitan area and other cities in San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties in California, and Mexicali Municipality in Baja California.