Strong earthquake occurred 7.2 degrees in the area of Baja California, Mexico, near the border with the United States, which shook buildings and triggered panic among the population in remote areas such as Tijuana and Los Angeles, without having yet received any reports of casualties.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey that the quake occurred at 22.40 GMT at a depth of ten kilometers, at a distance of 26 kilometers to the south-west of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico (near the city of Mexicali on the U.S. border) and after 64 km southwest of San Luis in the state of Arizona .
The National Institute of earthquakes in Mexico, there has been no initial reports of casualties or damage in the country.
However, the director of emergency services in Baja California, said Alfredo Escobedo reported that the reports of the detention of some people in elevators and the collapse of walls in some places, and power outages in several areas of the state.
Factor in front of a fire tower in Los Angeles after the earthquake (French)
U.S. states affected by the
In the United States, did not have immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake which was felt in the two countries.
As reported by the U.S. Geological Survey that three aftershocks occurred within the U.S. territory in the desert of San Diego was the largest earthquake measuring 5.1 degrees.
The reports said that residents in remote areas such as Tijuana and Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California felt the quake.
The Los Angeles Times, said the quake was strong enough to move the buildings in Los Angeles and San Diego and Arizona, and he had been suspended games in the Disney theme park in Anaheim.
