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A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway as far away as Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Oaxaca is about 300 miles from Mexico City, where the tremors set off earthquake alarms, The Associated Press reported.

A moderate earthquake off the coast of Baja California is swaying buildings in Mexico City.

A strong earthquake struck a sparsely populated area in the mountains of western Mexico on Wednesday, and caused tall buildings to sway more than 200 miles away in Mexico City.

The state spends a fraction of what countries like Mexico and Japan spend on their systems. One reason for the lack of interest, experts say, is that California has not experienced a catastrophic quake in more than a century. Japan has one.

A 6.7 earthquake rocked parts of Mexico -- including Mexico City -- on Saturday evening. But officials said they don't expect the temblor to cause any tsunami warnings along the California coast.

An earthquake has been felt strongly in the capital of Mexico and as far as the southernmost border.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early Wednesday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey and Reuters witnesses reported.

Officials tried to use Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexico as a reminder to Californians.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Baja California in northwestern Mexico on Sunday, shaking the ground at least as far as Los Angeles, California, the U.S. Geological Survey and witnesses reported.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Baja California in Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.