Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Gulf of California

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes the Gulf of California on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Seismic activity graph showing an earthquake.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the Gulf of California on Sunday, June 18, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said.

The U.S. Tsunami Warning system said there was no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska following the quake.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 6.3.

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