M7.3 earthquake near Las Guacamayas, Michoacán

What happened

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Petacalco, Mexico on 25 Oct 1981, 03:22 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Las Guacamayas, about 14 km away in Michoacán, Mexico.