Another quake shakes Mexico's Gulf of California

Washington, Sep 5: An earthquake hit Mexico's Gulf of California, not far from the site of a stronger quake recorded on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The magnitude 5 quake hit about 163 km north of the resort of Los Cabos on the tip of Baja California, at a depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey reported.

It hit at 9:07 pm local time (0837 IST) today, the USGS said on its Web site.

No injuries were reported in the wake of Saturday's 6.3 magnitude quake, which was slightly further north.

Earthquakes in the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, do not normally generate tsunamis. The gulf separates the sparsely populated Baja California peninsula from mainland Mexico.

In April, a strong magnitude 6 earthquake shook Mexico, sending thousands of tourists in the resort city of Acapulco fleeing into the streets in panic and knocking out electricity 410 km away in Mexico City.

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