Magnitude 5.0 Quake Shakes California-Mexico Border

CALEXICO, Calif.-An estimated 5.0-magnitude earthquake centered in northern Baja California shook the U.S.-Mexico border region about 100 miles east of San Diego on Tuesday.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage, authorities said.Calexico resident Enrique Alvarado said he leapt away from a plate-glass window in his office as soon as the shaking started."It was a little scary-you stand in the doorways," said Alvarado, who runs a vocational school. "I estimate it went on 25 or 30 seconds, but it feels like an eternity when you're in it."The quake struck at 2:41 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said.It was centered 21 miles southeast of Calexico, a U.S. border city of more than 37,000 residents.
The big temblor was followed within minutes by three aftershocks that ranged in magnitude from 3.1 to 3.7."It started off with a little jolt, then a rumble," said Sgt. Mike Misteriel of the Imperial County Sheriff's Department. The aftershocks producing a rolling sensation, he said.Southeastern California and Mexican border communities have been jolted for days by a continuing earthquake swarm that has included temblors of magnitude-5.4 on Feb. 8, a 5.1 and 5.0 on Feb. 11 and four between 4.0 and 4.4.

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