M6.3 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico on 16 Jun 1944, 21:51 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 Cihuatlán, about 84 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.