M6.0 earthquake 12 km SE of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Barra de Navidad, Mexico on Sun, Jun 5, 1932, 3:04 AM GMT-6 (09:04 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.7 12 km NNE of La Central, Mexico. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-06-05 09:04:45 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.113° N, 104.610° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.863 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico · 34450 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
- 7.712 km NNE of La Central, Mexico · 34437 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.82 km SW of Tecomán, Mexico · 34404 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem906201. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.