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6.2 earthquake strikes off northwest Mexico


    LONDON (Reuters) - A 6.2 earthquake struck in the Gulf of California off the Mexican coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

    The quake was centred 69 miles (110 km) southwest of Los Mochis in Sinaloa, Mexico, at a depth of 6.2 miles, initial estimates showed.

    It was followed by an aftershock measured at 6.0.

    (Editing by John Stonestreet)