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Miriam Becomes Major Hurricane Off Mexico

But no coasts expected to be affected.

(Newser) - US forecasters say Miriam has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane off Mexico's Baja California peninsula. Miriam, which formed yesterday in the Eastern Pacific, is packing top sustained winds of 120mph, classifying it as a major hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

1 Dead, 6 Missing as Tourist Boat Sinks Off Baja

Mostly Americans on Mexican Fishing Trip

(Newser) - One passenger drowned and six were still missing today after a tourist fishing boat with several Americans sank yesterday off Baja, Mexico. Rescuers plucked 37 passengers and crew members from waters after the boat was struck by a storm a day after it set sail from San Felipe on the...

Jimena, Nearly Category 5, Targets Baja

Hurricane could hit Los Cabos resorts tomorrow night

(Newser) - Hurricane Jimena, nearly strong enough to be classified as the most serious category of storm, could hit the resort-heavy southern tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula by tomorrow evening, the Los Angeles Times reports. Jimena’s winds are at 155mph, at the top end of Category 4. An international economics...

4 Earthquakes Strike Off Mexican Coast
4 Earthquakes Strike Off Mexican Coast
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4 Earthquakes Strike Off Mexican Coast

No damage reported; 6.9 tremor felt as far away as Phoenix, LA

(Newser) - A series of four earthquakes hit within an hour today under Mexico’s Gulf of California, BNO News reports. The second of the tremors, which at 9 miles deep were relatively shallow and thus more dangerous, registered a 6.9 on the Richter scale. No damage was immediately reported, and...

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