In less than 24 hours, 16 earthquakes have been recorded in the Gulf of California, detected in the states of Sinaloa and Baja California Sur. The largest was a magnitude 6.1.
The National Seismological Service (SSN) recorded the first 13 earthquakes on June 30 and another three on July 1, with no damage reported so far in either state.
The magnitude 6.1 earthquake was recorded 116 km from the municipality of Guasave, Sinaloa, at a depth of approximately 5 km. Other earthquakes of magnitudes 3.9 and 4.9 were recorded off the coast of Los Mochis and in Gabriel Leyva, also in Sinaloa.
The remaining tremors were recorded at the La Paz station in Baja California Sur and ranged between magnitudes 3.9 and 4.8. The closest to the coast was 106 km away and occurred at a depth of 11.9 km.
Other earthquakes of magnitudes 3.9 and 4.9 were recorded off the coast of Los Mochis and in Gabriel Leyva, in the same state.
Five earthquakes in Baja California Sur have been magnitude 3.9
According to measurements from the National Seismological Service (SSN): five have been magnitude 3.9, 10 have had a magnitude between 4.0 and 4.9, and only one has exceeded magnitude 6. The earthquakes occurred between 100 and 131 km from the coast, at depths ranging from 5 to 18.7 km.
So far, authorities in Sinaloa and Baja California Sur have not reported any damage, but they do not rule out the possibility of further earthquakes in the Gulf of California region.
Since the 6.1 magnitude earthquake captured on Tuesday at 12:45 pm north of Sinaloa, but perceptible as far as the state capital, no more buildings have been evacuated due to the strength of the movements.
Source: excelsior
