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M5.6 Earthquake near Revilla Gigedo Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-05-28 01:30:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Revilla Gigedo Islands Region

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M5.6 Earthquake near Revilla Gigedo Islands Region · 2025-05-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Revilla Gigedo Islands Region · 2025-05-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Revilla Gigedo Islands Region on May 28, 2025 at 01:30 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
263480eb1b1335239e4b82c5f262ebbd196fb793
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-28 01:30:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
19.71000, -109.11000
Temperature
23.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Cabo San Lucas363.3 kmN202'694
Culiacán593.1 kmN808'416

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Barcena
    Distance: 185 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 332 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Mexico
  • Socorro
    Distance: 219 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'050 m ·Last eruption: 1994 ·Mexico
  • Mascota Volcanic Field
    Distance: 458 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 2'525 m ·Mexico
  • Sanganguey
    Distance: 495 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'340 m ·Mexico

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours10
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M4.22025-05-28 02:23:17 UTC28.2 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.32025-05-28 04:05:06 UTC0.5 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.22025-05-28 04:37:23 UTC44.6 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.22025-05-28 07:08:40 UTC55.2 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.22025-05-28 08:47:00 UTC42.4 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M5.42025-05-28 09:01:40 UTC21.3 kmRevilla Gigedo Islands region M5.42025-05-28 09:01:41 UTC19.4 kmRevilla Gigedo Islands Region M5.42025-05-28 09:01:42 UTC19.2 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.12025-05-29 08:26:49 UTC17.8 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.42025-05-30 04:07:20 UTC61.2 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M4.12025-06-07 16:14:28 UTC63.7 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥413
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-03-17

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-05-28 01:30:39 UTC15.5 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M5.92025-05-28 01:30:39 UTC15.5 kmRevilla Gigedo Islands region M5.82025-05-27 21:59:12 UTC4.7 kmREVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION M5.52025-05-27 21:59:13 UTC7.4 kmRevilla Gigedo Islands Region M5.52025-03-17 09:50:24 UTC29.7 kmRevilla Gigedo Islands region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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