M6.0 earthquake near Puerto Peñasco, Sonora

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 106 km W of La Libertad, Mexico on 31 May 1961, 14:17 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 Puerto Peñasco, about 147 km away in Sonora, Mexico.