M6.1 earthquake near Arcelia, Guerrero

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 8 km N of San José Poliutla, Mexico on 15 Nov 2012, 09:20 UTC at a depth of 53 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 Arcelia, about 11 km away in Guerrero, Mexico.