Earthquake Strikes Mexico Today

Posted: October 21st, 2010 in Earthquake, Mexico by LALATE

Earthquake Strikes Mexico Today

BAJA MEXICO (LALATE) – A major earthquake has struck Mexico today. The Mexico earthquake today hit in the Gulf of California, between the Baja California Peninsula close to La Paz and Los Mochis on the mainland. Latin American news has yet to report injuries from the temblor or terremoto. But today’s quake is far stronger than those reported in the last two days in the same location.

At 11:53 AM local time, the quake struck at a magnitude of 6.9. This the highest quake to strike the region in 24 hours. On Tuesday evening, a 4.7 earthquake struck in the Gulf. Less than sixty minutes later, a second quake struck registering 5.7. Within thirty minutes, two more quake struck Tuesday evening registering 5.5 and 4.7 magnitude. By Wednesday morning, a 5.8 quake, the largest this week, was shaking the region. It posted a nominal depth of 6.2 miles below the earth’s surface. It was registered 80 miles from Los Mochis and 90 miles east of Las Paz.

USGS is reporting much the same in today’s Mexico earthquake. It too registered a depth of 6.2 miles, 65 miles from Los Mochis and 85 miles from La Paz. This marks at least five quakes in this same location within the last two days.

Today’s Mexico Earthquake Maps
Mexico Earthquake Map 1
Mexico Earthquake Map 2
Mexico Earthquake Map 3

Yet, today’s quake registered a 6.9 magnitude. Today’s eathquake is one of the strongest to hit Mexico since April’s 7.2 earthquake. That April quake could be felt to Los Angeles. It thereafter produced daily hundreds of 2.0 to 4.0 aftershocks for nearly a week including a 5.1 earthquake. 100 people in Mexico were injured during the 7.2 earthquake reported local news at the time. Subsequent aftershocks generally struck in the Seeley region close to Ocotillo, El Centro and Mexicali. At the time, news said that the 7.2 quake could be felt in sections of San Diego County.

April 2010 / September 2010 Earthquake Maps
Earthquake Map 1
Earthquake Map 2
Earthquake Map 3
Earthquake Map 4

The April was followed by activity through September, producing shaking or rolling motions in Mexicali, El Centro, Santa Isabel, Puebla, and Guadalupe Victoria. That active area for quakes was followed with hundreds of aftershocks from summer to early fall 2010.