M6.0 earthquake - 241 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 241 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico on 17 Jul 2003, 19:57 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 Cihuatlán, about 282 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.