M6.3 earthquake near Cihuatlán, Jalisco

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 106 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico on 7 Jun 2016, 10:51 UTC at a depth of 10 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 116 km away in Jalisco, Mexico.