6.1
EarthquakeMajor
M6.1 earthquake near Gabriel Leyva Solano, Sinaloa
35448 d ago · 27 Sept 1929, 23:16 UTC 63 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico on 27 Sept 1929, 23:16 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 Gabriel Leyva Solano, about 86 km away in Sinaloa, Mexico.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.