A strong earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday shook high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7.2 magnitude quake struck Sunday at 3:40 p.m. in Baja California, about 19 miles southeast of Mexicali, at an area that has been hit by magnitude 3.0 quakes all week.
The earthquake rattled buildings on the west side of Los Angeles and in the San Fernando Valley, interrupting Easter dinners. Chandeliers swayed and wine jiggled in glasses.
Tremors were felt across Tucson.
Oro Valley resident Chris Bannon was watching a movie at his home Sunday with his son, Jack, when they noticed a lampshade shaking.
“We went to the back door and the pool was starting to rock. The water was rocking side to side and almost up to the edge. As it gained momentum, it would splash,” Bannon said.
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On the west side, Leilani Richter was enjoying her afternoon at home when she saw things on her walls shift.
Richter lived in Orange County, Calif., for 16 years and has experienced her share of earthquakes.
“It shifted pretty good. I knew what it was. Once you’ve been in an earthquake you know what they feel like,” she said.
Karen Wesson lives on the southeast side of town and scolded her husband, William, on Sunday because she was in convinced he was shaking the couch.
In fact, it was tremors.
“We saw the chandelier swaying back and forth. That was what made it real,” she said.
Read more stories about how Tucsonans reacted to the quake in Monday's Arizona Daily Star
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