A strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico’s Baja California state, and was also felt in the southwestern corner of the United States

Map of seismic region. The red balloon points the epicenter Baja California, Mexico. The U.S. Geological Survey on Sunday upgraded an earthquake in Baja California, Mexico, to 7.2 magnitude from 6.9 magnitude.

The epicenter was some 26 km south-southwest of Guadalupe Victoria, 173km east-southeast of Tijuana, bordering the U.S. city of San Diego, California.

There was no report of electricity cuts or noticeable movement of buildings in Mexico. However no more details are available due to communications failure.

The civil protection service in Baja California said that no massive damage or casualties were reported at the moment, and assessment was still underway.

But major damage was feared, as the quake was not far from a population center, said a source with the National Seismological Institute.

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