Earthquake on December 30, 2009

Only a few days ago, a fairly large earthquake occurred in the very northernmost part of Mexico.  The earthquake had an original magnitude of 5.9, but was later downgraded to a 5.8.  The epicenter of the quake was 20 miles southeast of the Mexican-Californian border city known as Mexicali.  In Mexicali, buildings were reported to have been shaking violently during the earthquake.  Although the quake occurred in Mexico, it had effects in many US locations, mostly California.  In the city of San Diego, 100 miles away from the epicenter, buildings were reported to have been shaking.  This shows that earthquakes are more than capable of causing damage in places fairly far away from the epicenter.  The earthquake was followed by two smaller earthquakes, both of which caused minimal damage.

http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-12-30/local-county-news/59-magnitude-quake-shakes-san-diego-area

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