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Aug 3, 2009 1:36 pm US/Pacific

Swarm Of Large Quakes Rattle Gulf Of California

No West Coast Tsunami Expected From Mexico Quakes

  CBS 2 | KCAL 9: Quake Watch

BAJA, Calif. (AP) ― Scientists said there's no tsunami threat to the West Coast and Hawaii following two earthquakes that struck minutes apart in Mexico's Gulf of California.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the first temblor with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the Gulf of California at 10:55 a.m. Monday. It was followed about five minutes later by a magnitude-6.9.

The West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive tsunami was expected along the West Coast.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there's no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

The quakes occurred more than 300 miles south of the California-Mexico border. Scientists said some areas where strong shaking occurred may experience local underwater landslides.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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