M6.0 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 103 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico on 20 Sept 1937, 07:03 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 Cihuatlán, about 118 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.