M5.6 earthquake near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 77 km E of La Rivera, Mexico on 22 Sept 2017, 05:33 UTC at a depth of 10 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 105 km away in Baja California Sur, Mexico.