M6.0 earthquake near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 93 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico on 19 Jan 1971, 03:16 UTC at a depth of 35 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 José del Cabo, about 131 km away in Baja California Sur, Mexico.