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strong earthquake south of the US-Mexico border has shaken high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona, but there were no immediate reports of major damage.

The 7.2-magnitude quake struck at 3.40pm on Sunday (0840 AEST on Monday) in Baja California, Mexico, about 30 kilometres southeast of Mexicali, according to the US Geological Survey. The area was hit by magnitude 3.0 quakes all week.

The quake was felt as far north as Santa Barbara, USGS seismologist Susan Potter said.

Strong shaking was reported in the Coachella Valley and Riverside, California. The earthquake rattled buildings on the west side of Los Angeles and in the San Fernando Valley, interrupting Easter dinners. Chandeliers swayed and wine jiggled in glasses.
 
Nothing felt here. It seems we usually feel every damn quiver from 100's of miles away from the epicenter. Hope everyone is safe and just enjoyed the ride, lol.
 
OK, I'm going to renew my earthquake rider on my homeowner's insurance policy.

Seems to me the quake activity is slowly circling the center of my universe. Sooner or later the Hayward, northern San Andreas, or Calaveras is going to break free.
 
Where I am, the house shook and swayed over a period of about 40 seconds. This was not the violent, jerking motion that people usually associate with earthquakes. It was enough to make the water in the aquarium on the table splash up the sides, and hanging lights to swing back and forth. Even so, nothing appears to have broken anywhere, or anything haven fallen off any shelves.

In looking around the neighborhood and talking to people, there was little damage, except for frayed nerves. The images on television show a different case in Mexico, about an hour and a half to the south. Let's hold good thoughts for everyone there.
 
Yes, the damage is of course worse in Mexico closer to the epicenter. Still no word on injuries and the like, but that area isn't densely populated. It was bad enough to buckle State Route 111 through the El Centro area, and that road has been closed.

Rich, I hear you. The Hayward Fault is overdue for a good slip, and when it does, it could make Loma Prieta look like a picnic due to the population density and types of facilities that have been built right on top of it.
 
Let's hold good thoughts for everyone there.

Exactly. Those poor sods already had very little and now they have even less.

I, too, worry about earthquakes. Sydney isn't anywhere near the the Pacific seismic belt, but we do have faultlines and tremors. Australia has seismically active regions that experience earthquakes frequently, especially South and Western Australia. Scientists have said that Sydney and other parts of the nation can experience strong intra-plate earthquakes, just like the one that shook the American midwest in the early 1800s.

Every five to six years Sydney gets a little rattle. These are usually in the 2 to 4 magnitude range. The last one was in 1999. The biggest we've had on the east coast was the 1989 Newcastle eathquake, which killed 13 people and measured 5.6.

Australia experiences a magnitude 6 or above earthquake every 4 to 5 years. According to Geoscience Australia we've not had anything of that magnitude since 1997, which leads them to believe that stress is building up and could result in a major earthquake somewhere on this continent at any time. I just hope it isn't us.

In Sydney even a magnitude 5 or 6 earthquake could cause major problems. Anything stronger than that would be catastrophic.
 
First Time Ever

I felt the quake in Tucson Arizona. No violent movements, just the distinct impression that I was rocking back-and-forth. I noted the time just because it was so strange, and later found out about the Mexicali quake and the times matched.
 

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