6.9 Earthquake - Gulf of California, Mexico

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Magnitude 6.9

Date-Time Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 17:53:14 UTC
Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 11:53:14 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 24.843?N, 109.171?W
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Distances 105 km (65 miles) S of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
125 km (75 miles) SW of Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
140 km (85 miles) NE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1200 km (740 miles) WNW of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010crbl.php#details

 

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Re: 6.9 Earthquake - Gulf of California, Mexico

About 2.5 million people have been exposed to light to moderate structure damage in vulnerable buildings.

See: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010crbl/index.html

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