M6.2 earthquake near Manzanillo, Colima

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 45 km SSW of El Naranjo, Mexico on 29 Apr 2001, 21:26 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Manzanillo, about 47 km away in Colima, Mexico.