M6.0 earthquake - 83 km ENE of San Luis, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 83 km ENE of San Luis, Mexico on 12 Apr 2012, 07:06 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Miguel Alemán (La Doce), about 151 km away in Sonora, Mexico.