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TIJUANA, Mexico-A powerful earthquake swayed (摇动 ) buildings from Los Angeles to Tijuana, killing two people in Mexico, blacking out cities and forcing the evacuation (疏散) of hospitals and nursing homes. One California city closed offits down town because of unsteady buildings. The 7. 2-magnitude quake centered just south of the US border near Mexicali was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit region in decades. "It sounds like it's felt by at least 20 million people," USGS seismologist (地震学家) Lucy Jones said." Most of Southern Califomia felt this earthquake." Sunday aftemoon's earthquake hit hardest in Mexicali, a busi ne8s center along Mexico's border with California, where authorities said the quake was followed by at least 20 smaller aftershocks, in- cluding ones of magnitudes 5. 1,4. 5 and 4. 3. "It has not stopped trembling in Mexicali," said Baja Califor nia State Civil Protection Director Alfredo Escobedo on Monday. Escobedo said one man was killed when his home collapsed (倒塌) just outside of Mexicali and another died when he rushed into the street in panic and was struck by a car. At least 100 people were injured in the city, most of them struck by falling objects. Pow er was out in virtually the whole city. Susan Warmbier was putting away groceries in the San Diego suburb of Chula Vista when her husband asked, "Is the house mov ing?" Elsewhere in San Diego, there were reports of shattered windows, broken pipes and water main breaks in private buildings, but no reports of injuries, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokes- man Maurice Luque said. Coronado Bridge over San Diego Bay was briefly closed as a safety measure. Across the border in Tijuana, Mexico, the quake caused build- ings to sway and knocked out power in some areas. No tsunami warning was issued, but hundreds of people on Tijuana's crowded beach feared the worst and fied when they felt the ground shake.
