Light and Moderate Quakes Shake in Gulf of California (ContributorNetwork)

ShareThisContributorNetwork - At least four light and moderate earthquakes were registered in the Gulf of California off the northwestern coast of Mexico near the Baja Peninsula on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The first earthquake came at 11:44 a.m. local time and was registered as a magnitude 5.9. It was followed a little over an hour later at 12:57 p.m. by and aftershock that measured 4.3, then another aftershock -- 5.0 in magnitude -- at 1:40 p.m. local time. Another aftershock that registered 4.0 occurred at 9:13 p.m.