M6.0 earthquake near Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of El Paraíso, Mexico on 13 Apr 2007, 05:42 UTC at a depth of 34 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 Atoyac de Álvarez, about 27 km away in Guerrero, Mexico.