M6.4 earthquake - 236 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 236 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico on 24 Sept 2009, 07:16 UTC at a depth of 13 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 Cihuatlán, about 296 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.