M5.5 earthquake near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 66 km E of La Rivera, Mexico on 8 Oct 2018, 12:05 UTC at a depth of 7 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San José del Cabo, about 102 km away in Baja California Sur, Mexico.