2009 Gulf of California earthquake
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Gulf of California, between the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California, on August 3, 2009, at 10:59:56 a.m. PDT (17:59:56 UTC). The quake's EPICENTER was located offshore, in the Gulf of California, between two islands, only 22 km (14 miles) from Isla Ángel de la Guarda and 36 km (22 miles) from Tiburón Island. It was 89 km (56 miles) north-northeast of Santa Isabel, Baja California, 185 km (115 miles) west of Hermosillo, Sonora. The earthequake occur along the Tiburón fault zone that is part of the tectonic boundary between the North American plate and the Pacific plate.
The quake rocked buildings in Puerto Libertad, El Desemboque, Punta Chueca, Bahía de Kino, Puerto Peñasco and Hermosillo. It was felt in Ensenada, Tecate, Mexicali and Tijuana. In the United States the earthquake was felt in parts of Southern California and Arizona.
Foreshocks and aftershocks
- 03 August 2009 - 10:55:23 a.m. PDT (17:55:23 UTC) - 5.8 Mw (4 minutes before the larger quake)
- 03 August 2009 - 11:33:34 a.m. (18:33:34 UTC) - M 5.0 Mw
- 03 August 2009 - 11:40:55 a.m. (18:40:50 UTC) - M 6.2 Mw
- 05 August 2009 - 02:13:13 a.m. (09:13:13 UTC) - M 5.5 Mw
References
ca:Terratrèmol del Golf de Califòrnia de 2009 es:Terremoto del Golfo de California de 2009 pl:Trzęsienie ziemi w Meksyku (2009)