The temblor, felt as far away as Cairo, toppled buildings and trapped people under rubble. A second big quake, measured at magnitude 7.5, struck hours later.

Shark diving off Guadalupe Island in Baja California informed two decades of research and spawned a thriving tourist industry. But several bloody incidents fouled the water.

Plans to build a solar energy farm in the Mojave Desert have angered conservationists, who say it will restrict the movement of bighorn sheep.