There was an interesting video circulating in the media showing a swimming pool spilling over during the earthquake. I sincerely doubt the pool will continue to hold water. The infrastructure damage to homes and buildings need to be checked.
...The Imperial Valley withstood Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake (click title to entry - thank you) without fatalities or major widespread damage, but the temblor made its presence known nonetheless.
...The Imperial Valley withstood Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake (click title to entry - thank you) without fatalities or major widespread damage, but the temblor made its presence known nonetheless.
U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Paul Caruso said the earthquake was the largest recorded in the California desert region since 1892.
“It was a big earthquake,” Caruso said. “It’s basically the equivalent of the biggest earthquake ever recorded in that part of the country.”
POWER OUTAGE
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit at 3:40 p.m. about 38 miles southeast of Mexicali, in Baja California. It mainly caused headaches on the U.S. side of the border. However, an unidentified man was injured during the earthquake after being struck on the head by a sign at an El Centro car wash.
Some roads have been closed, several stores are not open and many glass storefronts were reduced to shards. Other buildings were closed due to safety concerns, including the Calexico downtown Port of Entry.
Electricity in the Valley went out for a couple of hours after the earthquake. However, the Imperial Irrigation District power grid had been mostly restored by 6 p.m. Sunday, said IID Assistant to the General Manager Kevin Kelley. He said any continuing power outages are due to external factors like fuses in homes....
“It was a big earthquake,” Caruso said. “It’s basically the equivalent of the biggest earthquake ever recorded in that part of the country.”
POWER OUTAGE
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit at 3:40 p.m. about 38 miles southeast of Mexicali, in Baja California. It mainly caused headaches on the U.S. side of the border. However, an unidentified man was injured during the earthquake after being struck on the head by a sign at an El Centro car wash.
Some roads have been closed, several stores are not open and many glass storefronts were reduced to shards. Other buildings were closed due to safety concerns, including the Calexico downtown Port of Entry.
Electricity in the Valley went out for a couple of hours after the earthquake. However, the Imperial Irrigation District power grid had been mostly restored by 6 p.m. Sunday, said IID Assistant to the General Manager Kevin Kelley. He said any continuing power outages are due to external factors like fuses in homes....
