M5.8 earthquake - 176 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 176 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico on 2 Jun 2016, 02:23 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Cihuatlán, about 190 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.