M6.0 earthquake near Los Mochis, Sinaloa

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 58 km WSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico on 5 Apr 1955, 16:16 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 Los Mochis, about 89 km away in Sinaloa, Mexico.