Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake hits Baja California, Mexico - April 4, 2010

MEXICO CITY - A powerful earthquake Monday shook fishing villages along Mexico's Gulf of California, prompting alarm as far away as Phoenix, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. National Earthquake Information Center said the 6.9-magnitude quake struck at 12:59 p.m. (1:59 EDT, 17:59 GMT) and was centered 76 miles (122 kilometers) north-northeast of Santa Isabel in Baja California and 331 miles (533 kilometers) southeast of the border city of Tijuana.

It was the strongest of four quakes of 5.0-magnitude or greater that struck the area over a 45-minute period late Monday morning.

Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Alex Rangel said a high-rise near downtown shook violently enough that workers evacuated but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The quake was located about 460 miles from downtown Phoenix.

Wilfredo Rivera, a manager at the Posada Santa Gemma hotel in Bahia Kino near the coast, said doors slammed as the ground rocked.

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[95PKMNFAN]

yo vivo en baja california en mexicali lo bueno es que estaba en san felipe aunque tambien choco un temblor 3 veces pero destruyo casi todo en mi casa y las careteras el !!!!mundo si se va a un fin!!ya paso haiti,japon,china,chile,baja california ahora donde sera!?

[XXXm4juXXX]

@95PKMNFAN las placas tectonicas 100pre produciran terremotos o sismos ya q tiene q liberar energia...no creo q sea señal del armaggedon, pero d todas maneras el mundo esta en el camino al fin ya q nosotros estamos q lo contaminamos

[XXXm4juXXX]

HAARP in action!!!

[rolandobc1]

Gulf of Mexico??? dumb asssss reporter!!! that is the Gulf of California or Gulf of Cortes, the gulf of mexico is at the other side of Mexico

[solarsoul2012]

Predictions say that six very large earthquakes are yet to come during the rest of 2010, the latest one in sinaloa mexico is one of those six. [ 6.9 on the richter scale]

[TheUSA95]

@rolandobc1 that's MSNBC for you.

[CONTRAHABS]

@trumpetmariachi75 Can`t blame HAARP for every natural disaster that happens on earth.The earth has been changing due to cycles for MILLIONS OF YEARS!!!

[ART1025MXL]

@MrKurt1962 Very well said! How can a reporter be so dumb and get paid for misinforming the tv audience??

[ART1025MXL]

@MKgoXti El primer dato preeliminar fue de 6.9 luego se rectifico de 7.2 richter.

[IaaNHasvinDeL]

JAJAAJJAJAJ....What!!!! STUPID "Reporter" You are talking about the Golf of California,, not The Golf of Mexico,,, You better get a Map and see where you are at.... lol........

[erikpn]

"The closest mexican city is Hermosillo"???? Que mal reporte la verdad, ese terremoto golpeo a Mexicali y su valle principalmente.

[mexicano700]

El epicentro fue exactamente en el ejido Cucapah Mestizo, a 4 km del ejido Durango

que es la latitud y longitud dada del epicentro.,32.259°N, 115.287°W

[zpoyly]

ese disque reportero es el sammy gabacho