Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Mexico felt in Calif.
CALEXICO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt from San Diego to southwestern Arizona, but no injuries or damage were reported.
Seismologist Dale Grant of the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-5.1 quake struck just before 4 p.m. Saturday. It was centered about 25 miles southeast of Calexico, Calif., and 23 miles southeast of Mexicali, Mexico, at a depth of 6.2 miles.
Several aftershocks followed, the largest a magnitude-4.2 about two hours after the initial quake.
The USGS has received reports of people feeling the quake from 120 miles west of the epicenter in San Diego, to 60 miles east in Yuma, Ariz.
Dispatchers with the Calexico Police Department say the station shook briefly but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Calexico is 120 miles east of San Diego and has a population of 27,000.
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CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt in at least one inland border town in California, but no injuries were reported.
Seismologist Dale Grant of the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.9 quake struck just before 4 p.m. Saturday. It was centered about 25 miles southeast of Calexico, Calif., and 23 miles southeast of Mexicali, Mexico, at a depth of 6.2 miles.
Several aftershocks followed, the largest a magnitude-4.2 about two hours after the initial quake.
Grant says few people have reported feeling the quake.
A dispatcher with the Calexico Police Department says the police station shook briefly but there have been no reports of damage or injuries.
Calexico is a city of about 27,000 people 120 miles east of San Diego.
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