M6.4 earthquake near Tecomán, Colima

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico on 10 Jul 1933, 03:22 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tecomán, about 61 km away in Colima, Mexico.