M5.5 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of San Felipe, Mexico on 28 Mar 2016, 00:12 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 Felipe, about 104 km away in Baja California, Mexico.