Strong earthquake shakes California-Mexico border
December 31st, 2009 - 2:08 am ICT by BNO News ( 1 comment )SAN DIEGO (BNO NEWS) — A strong earthquake hit the California-Mexico border on Wednesday, causing buildings in San Diego to sway briefly, officials said.
The earthquake struck about 25 miles southwest of El Centro, California, putting the epicenter just into Mexico.
A spokesman for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at a preliminary 5.9, followed by a moderate aftershock of 4.9 several minutes later.
No tsunami warning was issued following the quake. “The magnitude is such that a tsunami is not expected. However, in coastal areas of intense shaking, locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides,” the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement.
There were no immediate reports of casualties following the earthquake, which happened at 10.49 a.m. local time.
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December 31st, 2009 at 2:46 am
omg! i was sitting in the couch and everything began to shake! All the neighbors were out of their houses it was horrible :(