UTC time | 2010-04-04 22:40:42 |
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ISC event | 600257057 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | April 4, 2010 |
Local time | 15:40:41 |
Duration | 89 seconds |
Magnitude | 7.2 Mw |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Epicenter | 32°08′N 115°18′W / 32.13°N 115.30°W |
Type | Oblique-slip[1] |
Areas affected | Mexico United States |
Total damage | $1.15 billion (2010 USD)[2] |
Max. intensity | MMI VII (Very strong) [3] |
Peak acceleration | 0.58 g [4] |
Peak velocity | 61 cm/s[4] |
Tsunami | No |
Landslides | Yes |
Aftershocks | Yes |
Casualties | 2–4 dead[3][5] 100–233 injured[3][5] |
The 2010 Baja California earthquake (also known as 2010 Easter earthquake, 2010 Sierra El Mayor earthquake, or 2010 El Mayor – Cucapah earthquake) occurred on April 4 (Easter Sunday) with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The shock originated at 15:40:41 local time (3:40:41 PM PDT) south of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico.
The 89-second quake was widely felt throughout northwest Mexico and southern California. It was also the strongest to rock southern California in at least 18 years (since the M 7.3 1992 Landers earthquake), if not longer: the next most recent comparable earthquake—the 1952 Kern County earthquake (M 7.3)—was 58 years earlier. Each of these earthquakes had a similar magnitude, and was also felt across a large swath of North America. Most of the damage occurred in the twin cities of Mexicali and Calexico on the Mexico–United States border.
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