  mi ▁( 5 0 0   km ) ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia . ▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 1 1 : 0 0   a . m .   P DT )   – ▁H urr icane ▁Simon ▁intens ifies ▁to ▁a ▁Category   3 ▁h urr icane , ▁the ▁e ighth ▁major ▁h urr icane ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁north ▁Pacific ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 5   mi ▁( 4 1 0   km ) ▁west - n orth west ▁of ▁Soc or ro ▁Island ▁and ▁roughly ▁ 3 5 0   mi ▁( 5 6 5   km ) ▁west - s outh west ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia . ▁October   5 ▁ 0 3 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 8 : 0 0   p . m .   P DT ▁October   4 )   – ▁H urr icane ▁Simon ▁becomes ▁the ▁sixth ▁Category   4 ▁h urr icane ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁about ▁ 3 9 5   mi ▁( 6 4 0   km ) ▁west - s outh west ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁B aja   Cal iforn ia ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 4 4 5   mi ▁( 7 1 5   km ) ▁south ▁of ▁P unta ▁Eugen ia , ▁Mexico . ▁ 0 9 : 0 0   UTC ▁( 2 : 0 0   a