UPDATE 2-Moderate quake jolts Mexican border city

Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:42pm EST

(Updates temblor strength, adds aftershocks, buildings evacuated)

TIJUANA, Mexico Dec 30 (Reuters) - A moderate strength earthquake rattled both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border on Wednesday, breaking windows and scaring residents but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The 5.8-magnitude quake, which struck near the Mexican border city of Mexicali, was felt widely in the San Diego and Tijuana areas.

Buildings were evacuated on both sides of the border and several small aftershocks were felt after the initial temblor.

Mexicali, east of the city of Tijuana, is home to a number of factories that assemble goods for export to the United States.

The U.S. Geological Survey originally measured the quake as a 5.9 magnitude but later downgraded the size.

(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz and Anahi Rama in Mexico and Steve Gorman in Los Angeles, writing by Robert Campbell)

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GlennC wrote:
I felt the quake here in San Diego. I am on the 3rd floor of an older 3 story building and it shook pretty good. There have been aftershocks of 4.9 and 4.0 but I have not felt them here.

Dec 30, 2009 2:55pm EST  --  Report as abuse
mauribe wrote:
we felt building swinging where in 11 floor @ cedars-sinai medical center Los Angeles, california

Dec 30, 2009 3:21pm EST  --  Report as abuse
bear123 wrote:
Kids and I felt it in Julian(60miles NE of San Diego)…Made the light swing a bit in the kitchen.

Dec 30, 2009 4:49pm EST  --  Report as abuse
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