Earth Changes
The 6.6 magnitude quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey initially reported at a magnitude of 6.8, struck at sea around 106 km (66 miles) southwest of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, at a depth of 10 km.
There were three other smaller quakes nearby, ranging in magnitude from 4.9 to 5.3.
"The biggest one felt reasonably strong, but there have been no reports of damage," an emergency services official said by telephone from Los Mochis, which is located in northern Sinaloa, and sits across the Gulf of California from the south of the Baja California peninsula.
The victim identified as Zareena Bano, a resident of Batnard village, was grazing her cattle in the nearby forest last evening when she was attacked and killed by the beast, a police spokesperson said.
The mutilated body of the deceased was handed over to her next of kin for last rites, the Spokesperson said.
In a similar incident, a 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a bear's attack at Kandiwara-Sundernar village in Kokernag area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir last evening.
The victim identified as Sauyab Ahmad Chowhan was playing outside his house when he was attacked by the bear, the Spokesperson said, adding that he has been admitted to a hospital.
Source: Press Trust of India
A 62-year-old man is in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle hospital after being mauled by a bear in Alaska.
Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said Danny High of Funny River, Alaska, was in intensive care Monday at Harborview Medical Center.
Alaska State Troopers say High was not armed with a gun or bear spray when he was attacked Sunday.
Troopers described High's injuries as major when he was flown from the scene to the Seattle hospital.
Troopers were unable to find the bear.
Funny River is on the Kenai Peninsula.
Source: The Associated Press

Flames from the Valley Fire cover a hillside along Highway 29 in Lower Lake, California.
The blazing inferno consists of two fires - the Valley Fire and the Rough Fire, both of which continue to gain ground as at least 5,000 firefighters try to extinguish the fast-spreading flames.
A hunter is expected to recover after being mauled yesterday morning northeast of Sparwood when he came between a mother grizzly, her cubs and a recent kill.
Conservation officers say there was nothing the hunter could have done -- he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time -- and they say the bear was acting defensively and won't be put down.
Other grizzly attacks in B.C. this month have occurred near Cranbrook, south of Invermere, and near Fort Nelson -- where the two hunters injured in the northern incident are now raising money to thank the first responders who saved their lives.
The tornado was caught on camera by local resident James Dean, who was at work in Duston when the storm began swirling towards him at around 12:30pm.

Arizona Highway 238 washed out by flooding near mile marker 26, illuminated by lightning
State Highway 238 flooded in 20 to 30 different locations as two inches of rain swamped the normally dry washes along the road, stranding motorists.
This time this particular elephant was roaming right in middle of a bustling National Highway. It lead to traffic getting standstill. A motorcycle rider and his pillion tried to pass the elephant. And then tragedy happened, nearly!
The elephant tried to literally crush the two guys. Barely metres from getting crushed, the guys managed to get back their balance and escape the wrath of the elephant. The motorcycle though was completely destroyed.
This was confirmed in a statement from the Mineral Resources Department's Seismology section in Suva this afternoon.
The evaluation report confirmed that a moderate size earthquake occurred with deep depth source location, however it did not pose any threat to the region and they would keep monitoring the situation.













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