M6.2 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 124 km W of La Libertad, Mexico on 13 Oct 1953, 08:53 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 San Felipe, about 142 km away in Baja California, Mexico.