M5.4 earthquake - 224 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 224 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico on 5 May 2016, 22:27 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Cihuatlán, about 272 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.