M4.2 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 98 km SE of San Felipe, Mexico on 2 Mar 2019, 11:42 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. 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 99 km away in Baja California, Mexico.