6.5
EarthquakeMajor
M6.5 earthquake near Ciudad Obregón, Sonora
20105 d ago · 30 Sept 1971, 08:17 UTC 75 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico on 30 Sept 1971, 08:17 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 Ciudad Obregón, about 122 km away in Sonora, Mexico.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.