Strong quake hits off Mexico's Baja California by Magdalena Rosova

There was a powerful quake of magnitude 6.9 in the Sea of Cortez off Mexico's Baja California on Thursday. The quake struck towns on both sides of the narrow sea. Fortunately, no one reported immediate major damage or injuries. Building of the tourist resort of La Paz on the Baja California peninsula were shaken in the strong quake. The resort is famous for its whale watching. The qake shoo buildings also along the coast of the state of Sinaloa. An assistant to the mayor of Ahome in Sinaloa, said they had been in the town hall when the quake hit. They all run out, the quake caused only minor damage to the facade of the building. Emergency officials in Sinaloa did not recei! ve any reports of serious damage. However, they are investigating reports of evacuating some buildings. In the cities of Guasave, and Los Mochis and Culiacan, hotels and public buildings were evacuated. The quake did not impact operations of Sempra Energy, a company operating a liquefied natural gas import terminal on the Pacific Coast of Baja California. The center of the quake was in the south of the Sea of Cortez, the place is also known as the Gulf of California. It lays 65 miles south of Los Mochis in Sinaloa on the mainland. The center of the quake was only 6.2 miles below the seabed, which is very shallow. According to the Pacific Tsunami center, the quake did not cause a tsunami. But the center agreed the quake could cause local waves.

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