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M5.6 Earthquake near 75 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico

UTC time: 2025-11-07 12:04:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

75 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico

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M5.6 Earthquake near 75 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico · 2025-11-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near 75 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico · 2025-11-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near 75 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico on November 7, 2025 at 12:04 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d25fb61fc953314cbe2a60c7b7307386116e52c3
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-07 12:04:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
27.97610, -111.98660
Temperature
24.4°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
Guaymas107.0 kmE117'253
Hermosillo158.8 kmNE812'229

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Palo Verde AirportMexico · SRL
    98.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours4
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.82025-11-07 12:04:34 UTC24.6 kmGulf of California, Mexico [Sea: Mexico] M4.22025-11-07 12:16:06 UTC8.3 kmGULF OF CALIFORNIA M4.62025-11-07 12:59:21 UTC9.6 kmGULF OF CALIFORNIA M4.82025-11-07 12:59:23 UTC16.0 kmBaja California, Mexico M4.12025-11-08 14:38:09 UTC8.1 kmGULF OF CALIFORNIA M4.22025-11-10 19:30:29 UTC7.0 kmGULF OF CALIFORNIA

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#2
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-05-11

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-11-07 12:04:30 UTC3.7 kmBaja California, Mexico M5.12025-11-06 16:36:05 UTC80.8 kmGulf of California M4.92025-11-06 16:36:11 UTC19.2 kmBaja California, Mexico M4.92025-11-06 13:25:56 UTC10.8 kmGulf of California M4.92025-11-06 13:25:56 UTC6.7 kmGULF OF CALIFORNIA

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