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M4.8 Earthquake near Off West Coast of Baja California

UTC time: 2025-09-01 21:38:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off West Coast of Baja California

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near Off West Coast of Baja California on September 1, 2025 at 21:38 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
d5e0bf277621eab329915717330571567e97661d
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-01 21:38:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
22.78000, -109.62000
Temperature
31.4°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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Barcena
    Distance: 406 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 332 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·Mexico
  • Comondu-La Purisima
    Distance: 427 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 780 m ·Mexico
  • Socorro
    Distance: 466 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'050 m ·Last eruption: 1994 ·Mexico

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Cabo San Lucas International AirportMexico · CSW · MMSL
    37.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Los Cabos International AirportMexico · SJD · MMSD
    42.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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

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

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