MAPS – Today’s Baja Mexico earthquakes were felt in Yuma, Arizona, Calexico, Mexicali and San Diego. Yuma to Calexico and even Mexicali are still reacting to the series of earthquakes broke first on LALATE earlier this morning.

While the initial 5.9 struck at 10:48 AM, a 4.9 quake followed with a series of 3.0+ aftershocks still being reportedly as of 1 PM PST today.

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The first quake was at 10:48 AM PST, 23 miles south of Calexico. The 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.

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)

For continuing coverage of this and other earthquakes on LALATE click here:

http://news.lalate.com/category/earthquakes.