6.9 Earthquake Just Hit Baja And Shook My House: UPDATEd To 7.2
I knew it was pretty big because the earthquake made me dizzy, but I didn't realize it was a 6.9. Lucky for LA it hit much further south, but I hope
I knew it was pretty big because the earthquake made me dizzy, but I didn't realize it was a 6.9.
Lucky for LA it hit much further south, but I hope nobody got hurt.
Magnitude
6.9
Date-Time
Sunday, April 04, 2010 at 22:40:39 UTC
Sunday, April 04, 2010 at 03:40:39 PM at epicenter
Location
32.093°N, 115.249°W
Depth
32.3 km (20.1 miles)
Region
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Distances
26 km (16 miles) SSW (211°) from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico
61 km (38 miles) SW (227°) from San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
64 km (40 miles) SW (225°) from San Luis, AZ
173 km (108 miles) ESE (106°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
This felt like the one that hit the Bay Area in 1989, but not as intense obviously. Wave-like.
Man, they do freak me out a little now. Sammy, my cat freaked and hid under the bed. And like a true Internet geek, I was trying to twitter about it as I felt it.