Strong earthquake in Gulf of California

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has occurred in the Gulf of California.

The earthquake struck at 2:30 pm local time at a depth of 10 kilometres.

It was centred 98.2 km east-southeast of La Rivera, Mexico.

The NWS National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer Alaska said that there is "no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska." This assessment was based on historic tsunami records.