M6.2 earthquake near Los Mochis, Sinaloa

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 91 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico on 24 Oct 1957, 21:44 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 Los Mochis, about 114 km away in Sinaloa, Mexico.