M6.5 earthquake near La Orilla, Michoacán

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 41 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico on 11 Apr 2012, 22:55 UTC at a depth of 20 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 La Orilla, about 55 km away in Michoacán, Mexico.