We Just Had an Earthquake!

White Dove

From where we are in Phoenix, it was barely detectable. A neighbor said he felt his bed move. I was sitting in a chair and felt like I was back on the cruise ship in wavy water. The epicenter was in Baja California about 15 minutes ago.

purplesofa

6.9 Earthquake Hits Baja, Felt In L.A.

By Dennis Romero, Sunday, Apr. 4 2010 @ 3:46PM

USGS

? A 6.9 earthquake struck the northeastern section of Baja California Norte, not far from the international border, and was felt in the Los Angeles area. The shaker hit at 3:40 p.m. 16 miles from the town of Guadalupe Victoria and 108 miles east southeast of Tijuana, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Relatives in San Diego told the Weekly the quake knocked books and items from bookshelves there.

blondie

Earthquake in AZ?

Friday April 2, 2010 Yes, there was an earthquake in Arizona yesterday.
Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey It wasn't very big (magnitude 2.6) and it wasn't very close to Phoenix. Actually, the epicenter was near the border of Utah near Colorado City, which is almost as far away from Phoenix as you can get without leaving Arizona! http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_arizona.html

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 2.6 ARIZONA
2010 April 01 17:26:42 UTC

Magnitude	2.6
Date-Time	2010 04 01 17:26:42 UTC Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	36.95N 113.04W
Depth	22.2 kilometers
Region	ARIZONA
Distances	45 km (30 miles) W of Fredonia, Arizona 45 km (30 miles) WSW of Kanab, Utah 50 km (30 miles) ESE of St. George, Utah 400 km (245 miles) NNW of PHOENIX, Arizona
Location Quality	Error estimate: horizontal +/- 0.9 km; depth fixed by location program
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=15, Nph=15, Dmin=19.1 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Gp=180 degrees
Source	University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Event ID	uu04011726