earthquake

Earthquake impact ruled out in Puerto Peñasco

Recent quakes that shook the southern part of Mexico were far removed from Sonora and Puerto Peñasco.  Francisco Javier Carrillo, Director of the Municipal Civil Protection Unit, reported there are no alerts in this area regarding aftershocks, nor due to weather concerns such as rain. Still, he explained, the office remains in constant communication with […]

Earthquake in Rocky Point?

Reports this morning online from the Arizona Republic, and the local Spanish news agency numerounoonline.com announced a 4.7 earthquake shook Rocky Point early on Friday, Dec. 23.  The U.S. Geological Observatory, located in Golden, CO, registered the quake as having taken place at 5:32 a.m. in the Gulf of California about 40 miles south of Puerto Peñasco. Other than […]