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7.2 Earthquake in Baja California, Mexico

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24 pointsstartuprules15 comments

I don't think people watching the news are fully grasping the seismic event this set off. If you look at Mexicali (a city on the border) as a way to judge the location of all the quakes here's the list of Earthquakes triggered by the original quake (now upgraded to 7.2)

7.2 (3:40pm) - Guadalupe Victoria, BC, Mexico(31.6 miles from MexiCali)

4.5 (4:09pm) - Jacumba Hot Springs, CA (49 miles from MexiCali)

5.1 (4:15pm) - Imperial, CA (17.2 miles from MexiCali)

3.8 (4:19pm) - Jacumba Hot Springs, CA (49 miles from MexiCali)

3.6 (4:22pm) - Julian, CA (98 miles from MexiCali)

5.4 (4:25pm)- Guadalupe Victoria, BC, Mexico(31.6 miles from MexiCali)

4.3 (4:34pm) - Calexico (10 miles from MexiCali)

4.7 (4:37pm) - MexiCali (0 miles from MexiCali)

3.5 (4:46pm) - Seeley, CA (21 miles from MexiCali)

3.4 (4:48pm) - Holtville, CA (18 miles from MexiCali)

3.6 (4:53pm) - Seeley, CA (21 miles from MexiCali)

3.1 (4:54pm) - Lake Henshaw, CA (112 miles from MexiCali)

3.9 (4:57pm) - Seeley, CA (21 miles from MexiCali)

3.0 (5:01pm) - Borrego Springs, CA (81 miles from MexiCali)

3.1 (5:02pm) - Salton City, CA (72.5 miles from MexiCali)

3.4 (5:04pm) - Ocotillo, CA (38 miles from MexiCali)

5.1 (5:07pm) - Guadalupe Victoria, BC, Mexico(31.6 miles from MexiCali)

4.3 (5:12pm) - Seeley, CA (21 miles from MexiCali)

3.3 (5:29pm) - Bombay Beach, CA (60 miles from MexiCali)

3.5 (5:30pm) - Seeley, CA (21 miles from MexiCali)

3.5 (5:31pm) - Guadalupe Victoria, BC, Mexico(31.6 miles from MexiCali)

* I have to meet friends for dinner so I can't keep updating this comment but I think you get the point.

Visually:

http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latest.htm

That's the most big blue & red boxes I've ever seen on one of the USGS California maps...

s/Baja, California/Baja California, Mexico/.

In San Diego. Felt it. Our Garage shook and we thought it was out Garage Door for a second.

Reminds me of the only large quake I was in: about a 7.1 in Southern Cali. For weeks beforehand, the floating mirror in our bedroom set periodically rattled strangely. I was like "WTF? Is that our neighbor's toddler jumping on the master bed or something???" It was bizarre and baffling. After the quake, when the rattly mirror finally made sense, I joked I was going to go visit relatives on the East Coast for the duration if the mirror ever did that again.

http://twitter.com/CAquake

And there's the 5.1 Aftershock. I didn't really feel it.

I felt it in Encintas pretty well, ground was rolling.

I was driving from encinitas on my way home. Felt the aftershocks when I got home!

Felt it in north Phoenix for about 20 seconds.

Had swaying lights and shaking desks + monitors in Scottsdale.

Rather unexpected.

I'm in LA and did not feel it (west hollywood)

I am in LA and I felt it.

I'm down in San Diego and felt this pretty well, went on for about 30 seconds or so. My friend said he felt it all the way up in Los Angeles, so this was a good little quake

I'm in LA and felt it. It was the longest quake I've ever been in, really wavy and rolling.

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