M6.6 earthquake near La Cruz, Sinaloa

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 131 km SW of Empaque Tarriba, Mexico on 1 Nov 1969, 11:08 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 La Cruz, about 136 km away in Sinaloa, Mexico.