M5.9 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico on 30 Jun 2018, 03:56 UTC at a depth of 15 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 63 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.