M6.1 earthquake - 268 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 268 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on 17 Feb 1984, 20:33 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Cabo San Lucas, about 269 km away in Baja California Sur, Mexico.