M5.0 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 121 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico on 7 May 2016, 01:06 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 132 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.