M6.0 earthquake near Ciudad de Armería, Colima

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Cuyutlán, Mexico on 12 Oct 1995, 16:52 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Ciudad de Armería, about 15 km away in Colima, Mexico.