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Magnitude-6.7 Earthquake Hits Northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Oct. 21) -- A powerful earthquake struck offshore in Mexico's Gulf of California on Thursday, causing people to flee into the streets in the western state of Sinaloa, but there were no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the magnitude of the quake as 6.9, but later in...

Mexico Plane Crash Kills 4 on Medical Aid Mission

TIJUANA, Mexico (Oct. 17) -- A light plane carrying four U.S. citizens on a medical aid flight crashed in Baja California, killing all four aboard, Mexican authorities said Sunday. The Beechcraft A36 was on a flight from Ensenada to San Quintin when it disappeared Friday. Searchers found the plane Saturday in rough...

Long Ass Walk: Calif. Man Takes Burro Across Baja Peninsula

(Sept. 30) -- When Mike Younghusband decided to get his ass moving by hiking 1,500 miles down Mexico's Baja Peninsula, he chose to do it with the help of a burro. On Oct. 1, Younghusband, a 61-year-old Vietnam vet who lives in El Cajon, Calif., will start a six-month journey accompanied only by his two dogs -- a...

Powerful April Quake Shifted California City 31 Inches

(June 29) -- The powerful earthquake that struck Baja California and the southwestern United States in April actually moved an entire California border city, NASA radar images show. Calexico, Calif., near the U.S.-Mexico border, moved as much as 2 1/2 feet (80 cm) south and down into the ground due to the magnitude-7.2...

Earthquake Causes: From Lunar to Looney

(April 20) -- Although scientists are working nonstop to learn all they can about earthquakes, some people already have the answers. At least they think they do. For instance, one Iranian cleric is blaming all the recent earth-shaking activity in Mexico's Baja California, Chile and Haiti on booty-shaking women flaunting...

baja california News From the Web

05/29/12 Lindblad Expeditions: PHOTOS: A Wild Trip To The Sea... Source: Huffington Post Latino Voices Dolphins bow riding our ship and Zodiacs is a common sight and excellent photo op. A pod of several hundred common dolphins feeding on a massive school of sardines.
05/21/12 Hyatt to build its first hotel in Baja California Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA TIJUANA The Chicago-based Hyatt chain on Monday announced plans to open a 144-room hotel next year in Tijuana that would serve business and leisure travelers.
05/14/12 Keeping it under 100 degrees for the work week Source: NBC - KVOA News 4 - Tucson AZ High pressure off Baja California drives the weather locally over the next several days, according to News 4 Meteorologist Jeff Beamish.
05/13/12 Mexico Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes Baja California,... Source: lalate.com A moderate Mexico earthquake today 2012 struck Baja California and Tijuana.
05/09/12 Baja California Earthquake Today 2012 Strikes Mexico... Source: lalate.com Two Baja California earthquakes today struck Mexico south of Tijuana.

Background on baja california

Baja California (, ), officially Free and Sovereign State of Baja California (, literally: Lower California), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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