M6.2 earthquake - 97 km N of San Luis, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 97 km N of San Luis, Mexico on 3 Aug 2009, 18:40 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 Heroica Caborca, about 218 km away in Sonora, Mexico.