A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from La Playa in Mexico on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/09/25 / 2025-09-01 21:38:22 / September 1, 2025 @ 9:38 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -109.6191° West, 22.9887° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:38:22 / 9:38 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000qt5b. Event ids that are associated: us7000qt5b. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

Close country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 11 km (7 miles) from San José del Cabo (c. 48 500 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Cabo San Lucas (c. 42 600 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Las Palmas (c. 11 600 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Las Veredas (c. 10 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Las Palmas, Cabo San Lucas, Las Veredas (min 5000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km SSE of La Playa, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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