M6.3 earthquake near El Salto, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Mascota, Mexico on 15 Sept 1934, 06:56 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 El Salto, about 26 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.