M5.6 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 101 km SW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico on 10 Jan 2020, 15:21 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 112 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.