4.9 Quake Rattles Baja California
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake centered in Baja California about 25 miles southeast of the border town of Calexico on Tuesday resulted in some structural damage but caused no injuries, Mexican authorities said.
The 8:18 a.m. temblor was felt on the California side of the border but did no damage there.
A spokesman for Mexicali’s emergency communications department said parts of a school building collapsed in Ejido Nuevo Leon, as did two houses in Ejido Michoacan.
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