M8.1 earthquake near El Grullo, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck 1932 Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake on 3 Jun 1932, 10:36 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is El Grullo, about 30 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.