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Earthshaking Theory: Moon Phases Cause Earthquakes

(April 20) -- Recent earthquakes in Chile, Haiti and Baja, Calif., have folks quaking in their boots, wondering when the big one is going to occur. A retired teacher and earthquake preparedness expert in Pittsburgh has narrowed it down to 181 dates between now and 2020 -- at least for the Pacific West Coast. Courtesy of...

Baja Seeks Emergency Status After Earthquake

MEXICO CITY (April 5) -- Residents and visitors of Mexicali, a bustling border city in the Mexican state of Baja California, and Calexico, Calif., the city just across the border, went about their business Monday with some caution after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook the region Easter Sunday. About 30 guests of the...

Background on baja california earthquake

The 2010 Baja California earthquake (also known as 2010 Easter earthquake, 2010 Sierra El Mayor earthquake, or 2010 El Mayor – Cucapah earthquake) was an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude on the moment magnitude scale.

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