M6.0 earthquake - 30 km ESE of San Luis, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of San Luis, Mexico on 15 Mar 1941, 05:46 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 Miguel Alemán (La Doce), about 199 km away in Sonora, Mexico.