Magnitude-7.2 earthquake strikes Baja California (Pictures, Maps, Photos)

LOS ANGELES—Damage reports from the U.S.-Mexico border region are growing after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake in Baja California that was felt from Tijuana and Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Phoenix.

The quake struck south of Mexicali, Mexico, at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, but damage also was being reported north of the border.

Calexico Fire Chief Peter Mercado tells KABC-TV in Los Angeles that there is substantial damage in the older section of the southeastern California city. Mercado says there is structural damage and broken windows, leaking gas lines and damage to the water system. But he says no injuries have been reported.

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Baja California Earthquake

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The quake was felt the strongest at Intensity 5 in the following:

- Looc, Lubang Island
- Manila

Intensity 4 was felt in:
- Quezon City
- Mandaluyong City
- Makati City
- Pasay City
- Taguig City
- Pasig City
- Talisay town in Batangas province,

It was Intensity 3 in:
- Bagac town in Batangas province
- Canlubang in Laguna
- Clark in Pampanga
- Rosario and Trece Martires in Cavite province
- Marikina City
- Tagaytay City

It was Intensity 2 in
- Calamba town in Laguna province
- Legaspi City in Albay
- Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro

Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said they were not expecting any damages from the earthquake, and there was no need to issue a tsunami warning.

Solidum, in a phone interview Thursday evening, said that 58 aftershocks have been recorded as of 7 p.m.

The Phivolcs chief said, however, that no reports of damages are expected since the aftershocks, which occurred in the vicinity of the quake’s epicenter, were weak and were hardly felt in other parts of the country.

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