6.9 Earthquake on Gulf of CA off Mexico

On the day of the Great California Shake Out for high school students, ironically, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of California off Mexico. Shock waves were felt all the way to San Diego - 680 miles away, but luckily no one was hurt. Grupo Mexico SAB, a lucrative mining company, and the state of Baja California Sur has no reported any injuries.

This was a really lucky situation, where damage was to a minimum. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and these shakes are critical reminders that at any moment something might happen. Earthquakes, especially here in California, are a significant danger every day. At school, students may laugh at the sincerity of the mechanical recording, but ultimately, every one of us will face some type of natural disaster in some way, shape, or form and it is these benign disasters that remind us to check ourselves and remain prepared.