M5.3 earthquake - off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico on 8 Jan 2016, 21:54 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 280 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.