M8.0 earthquake near Manzanillo, Colima

What happened

A magnitude 8 earthquake struck 1995 Colima-Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake on 9 Oct 1995, 15:35 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Manzanillo, about 16 km away in Colima, Mexico.