M6.1 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 73 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico on 22 Jan 1973, 00:37 UTC at a depth of 33 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 82 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.