The 2010 Baja California earthquake was an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on the moment magnitude scale. It started south of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico, at a depth of. It occurred at 3:40:41 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, and it is said to have lasted about a minute and a half. The strongest shaking was felt in the ejido of Alberto Oviedo Mota, municipality of Mexicali, at Mercalli intensity scale VIII. In Mexicali, Calexico and Guadalupe Victoria it rated VII, while in Ensenada and Tijuana it measured VI. Most of the damage in this earthquake occurred in the twin cities of Mexicali and Calexico on the Mexico?United States border. Four people were killed and 100 people were injured. (more from wikipedia).
California earthquake: Temblor caused some damage near epicenter
The Geological Survey said it was a magnitude-4.0 quake. There were reports of shaking, but no reports of damage. The two quakes occurred on the day that millions of people participated in The Great California Shakeout earthquake preparedness drills.
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