The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the Gulf of California on Sunday.
According to EMSC, the quake hit at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
Following the quake, the US Tsunami Warning System stated that there was no tsunami hazard for the US West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska.
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3, according to the US Geological Survey.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake hit the ocean about 60 miles away from the east side of the tip of the Baja Peninsula at a depth of a little over 6 miles.
The earthquake hit at about 2:30 p.m. It was located about 81 miles (131 kilometers) east of Cabo San Lucas in the Gulf of California, popularly known as the Sea of Cortez.
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According to the National Civil Defense Coordination, “at this time, no damages have been reported in the areas where it was felt.”
There were no reports of major damage or injuries at the time.
According to USGS computer models, the earthquake was too far away from land to have a substantial impact, but an estimated 1.9 million people near the coast may have felt light shaking.
Mexico is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is an arc of fault lines that circles the Pacific Basin and is prone to massive earthquakes. A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the western province of Michoacán in September 2022, killing two individuals and wounding scores more.
The September earthquake occurred about an hour after a nationwide preparedness drill commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1985 earthquake, which killed over 10,000 people. It was also the anniversary of a 2017 earthquake that killed 370 people.