MAPS – Two earthquakes have hit Baja California today December 30 2009. The Mexico – California earthquakes (maps below) felt in San Diego to across Southern California struck moments ago.

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Two significant earthquakes have struck in Baja California prompting U.S. readers to flood LALATE.com within the last half hour searching for news of a California-based quake. Rather the two quakes were centered in Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico.

Here is the latest.

At 10:48 AM PST a 5.9 struck 13 miles north west of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. The quake had a nominal depth of 18 miles causing it to be felt into San Diego and regions of Southern California.

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That first quake’s data is as follows:

5.9
Date-Time

* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 18:48:57 UTC
* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:48:57 AM at epicenter

Location 32.467°N, 115.199°W
Depth 7 km (4.3 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Distances

* 21 km (13 miles) NNW (337°) from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico
* 33 km (20 miles) SE (129°) from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
* 37 km (23 miles) SE (130°) from Calexico, CA
* 171 km (106 miles) E (92°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 1.2 km (0.7 miles); depth +/- 29.2 km (18.1 miles)

Then moments after, another quake struck at the same epicenter, magnitude 4.9, reports the USGS:

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time

* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 18:53:22 UTC
* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:53:22 AM at epicenter

Location 32.476°N, 115.188°W
Depth 3.5 km (2.2 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Distances

* 22 km (14 miles) NNW (341°) from Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico
* 33 km (20 miles) SE (127°) from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
* 37 km (23 miles) SE (128°) from Calexico, CA
* 172 km (107 miles) E (92°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4 km (2.5 miles); depth +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles)

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