M5.1 earthquake near Puerto Peñasco, Sonora

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 109 km W of La Libertad, Mexico on 18 Jun 2022, 05:03 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 Puerto Peñasco, about 140 km away in Sonora, Mexico.