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THE 7.2 MAGNITUDEEARTHQUAKE THATSHOOK MEXICALI, BAJA CALIFORNIA,
MÉXICO.
Easter Sunday: April 4 2010
By: Armando R. Lara Valle [email protected]
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The Earthquake Stats• MAGNITUD: 7.2 Degrees on the Richter Scale.• DURATION: 89 seconds.• DATE: Sunday April 4, 2010• TIME: 15: 40: 41 hours.• EPICENTRE: 31.128 N and 115.303 W• DEPTH: 10 Kilometers.• DISTANCE FROM THE EPICENTER TO MAIN
POPULATION CENTERS: From Mexicali, 60 Km; from San Luis Río Colorado, 62 Km; from Tijuana, 167 Km.
• DEATHS: 2 people.• INJURED: 254 people.• HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED: 5,200 rural homes
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• DAMAGED ROADS: 150 Km of rural highways. The highway from “El Faro” to the “Kilómetro 57” community, was completely destroyed, with a series of fallen bridges and extensive cracks.
• AFFECTED POPULATION: 35,000 affected.• DAMAGES BY FLOODING: Some 60,000 hectacres of crop land
was damages due to the overflowing of the “Reforma” and “Delta”canals, which flooded 60 communities. It produced one of a kind phenomenon: the appearance of geyser which released large volumes of water with a strong smell of sulfur.
• SISMIC EVENTS PRODUCED (As of Tuesday, 18:00 hours): 925 tremors.
• COMPARISON: The quake was one tenth stronger than the one that demolished the capital of Haiti.
• FORCE: It was felt all the way to Disneyland, 340 Kilometers away, It caused the theme park to close until damages could be assessed.
The Earthquake Stats
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The Cucapah Sierra which ends at the “Centinela” mountain and is located
between the Laguna Salada and Mexicali, seconds after the earthquake
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La Sierra del Cucapah (que termina en el famoso cerro del centinela) y que se encuentra entre la Laguna Salada y
Mexicali, segundos después del terremoto
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Kilometer 20 on the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, near the Centinelamountain.
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Kilometer 20 on the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, near the Centinelamountain.
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Kilometer 20 on the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, near the Centinelamountain.
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Kilometer 20 on the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, near the Centinelamountain.
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Kilometer 20 on the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, near the Centinelamountain.
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Kilometer 20 on the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, near the Centinelamountain.
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PLAZA FIESTA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CIVIC CENT ER
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PLAZA FIESTA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CIVIC CENT ER
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PLAZA FIESTA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CIVIC CENT ER
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PLAZA FIESTA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CIVIC CENT ER
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PLAZA FIESTA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CIVIC CENT ER
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“Vista Hermosa” Private Residence
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“Vista Hermosa” Private Residence
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BUSINESS AT THE INTERSECTION OF “J” STREET AND MADERO
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Irrigation Canals Torn Apart By the Quake
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Irrigation Canals Torn Apart By the Quake
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The Colonia “La Bolsa” where two irrigation canals were destroyed. The water level reached a meter and a half high.
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Flooding due to broken irrigation canals.
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Flooding due to broken irrigation canals.
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CRACKED CANAL BARRIERS
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DOWNTOWN: Between Av. Juárez and López Mateos
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CRACKS AND SINK HOLES IN MEXICALI
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CRACKS AND SINK HOLES IN MEXICALI
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ONE OF THE STREETS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
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CIVIC CENTRE PARKING LOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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CIVIC CENTRE PARKING LOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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CIVIC CENTRE PARKING LOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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CIVIC CENTRE STAIRWAY
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICES AT THE CIVIC CENTRE
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICES AT THE CIVIC CENTRE
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICES AT THE CIVIC CENTRE
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BUILDING BEHIND PLAZA CALAFIA
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“CALIFORNIA” RESTAURANT, IN FRONT OF COSTCO
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“CALIFORNIA” RESTAURANT, IN FRONT OF COSTCO
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BUSINESS AT AV. REFORMA DOWNTOWN
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PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ON AV. LÁZARO CÁRDENAS AND VENUSTIANO CARRANZA
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COLLAPSED BUILDINGS
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COLLAPSED ROOFS
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RIO NUEVO, (Av. De los Presidentes) IN FRONT OF THE FLAG POLE AND ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES’ ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
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Home belonging to the Carranza Community in Mexicali Valley
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Businesses destroyed
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Businesses destroyed
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Fallen Light Poles
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Fallen Light Poles
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