Small 3.1 quake hits near San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) reported a magnitude 3.1 quake in Mexico near San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Estado de Baja California Sur, just 23 minutes ago. The earthquake struck in the early afternoon on Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 2:24 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 18.70 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the RaspberryShake citizen-seismograph network, which listed the quake at magnitude 2.7.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Las Animas Bajas (pop. 380), located 1 km from the epicenter; San Jose del Cabo (pop. 136,300), 2 km away; La Playa (pop. 1,400), 3 km away; and Las Veredas (pop. 10,500), 9 km away. In Las Palmas (pop. 11,600, 29 km away), Colonia del Sol (pop. 48,000, 30 km away), Cabo San Lucas (pop. 202,700, 30 km away), Miraflores (pop. 1,400, 34 km away), and El Pescadero (pop. 2,300, 58 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 5, 2026 02:24 pm (Mexico_City time) local time (5 Nov 2026 21:24 GMT)Magnitude: 3.1Hypocenter depth: 18.70 kmEpicenter coordinates: 23.07°N / 109.7°W (Los Cabos, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico)Primary data source: SSN