The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of California on June 18.
Despite the fact that there were no initial indications of damage in the earthquake's epicenter, Mexico's civil defense administration recommended boats and the local coastal population to take precautions due to dangerous currents in ports.EMSC informed that the quake hit at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
The US Tsunami Warning System stated shortly after the quake that there was no tsunami hazard for the US West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska.
Small fluctuations in sea levels of a few centimeters may be detected in the quake's epicenter location, the Mexican civil defense office later tweeted.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3, according to the US Geological Survey. No damage or injuries have been reported.
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The most recent earthquake that happened in California was in the early morning of December 20, 2022. Several miles off the coast of Northern California, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck, followed by at least a dozen lesser aftershocks leaving two people killed and 17 injured.
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