M6.1 earthquake near Mazatlán, Sinaloa

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 109 km SW of Barrón, Mexico on 13 Nov 2001, 09:47 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Mazatlán, about 110 km away in Sinaloa, Mexico.