M6.4 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 86 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico on 9 Apr 1933, 03:58 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 Cihuatlán, about 100 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.