A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in Baja California, approximately
75 km south of the Mexico-USA border. The earthquake occurred at
shallow depth (approximately 10 km) along the boundary zone between
the North American and Pacific plates. A PDF has been prepared with
additional details about the earthquake.
The PDF can be downloaded from:
http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm
Bob Butler and Tammy Bravo
University of Portland, IRIS E&O
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