M6.1 earthquake near Petatlán, Guerrero

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Petatlán, Mexico on 1 Jan 2004, 23:31 UTC at a depth of 29 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 Petatlán, about 7 km away in Guerrero, Mexico.