M6.8 earthquake near Mazatlán, Sinaloa

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 116 km SW of Mazatlán, Mexico on 30 Sept 1953, 23:04 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Mazatlán, about 115 km away in Sinaloa, Mexico.