M6.3 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 112 km E of El Rosario de Arriba, Mexico on 1 Oct 1931, 11:45 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Felipe, about 121 km away in Baja California, Mexico.