A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Santa Rosalía in Mexico on Friday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:59:21 / 12:59 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rm33. Id of event: us6000rm33. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -111.9045 West, latitude 27.9291 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/11/25 / 2025-11-07 12:59:21 / November 7, 2025 @ 12:59 pm.
Epicenter of the event was 75 km (46 miles) from Santa Rosalia (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Rosalia (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 74 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico.
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