6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Gulf of Mexico

ANI
09 Jun 2026, 01:59 GMT+10

Mexico City [Mexico], June 9 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Gulf of Mexico region on Sunday night, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

In a post on X, it said that the earthquake occurred at 23:30 AM Indian Standard Time, at a depth of 28 kilometres.

https://x.com/NCS_Earthquake/status/2064049257007681565?s=20

'EQ of M: 6.2, On: 08/06/2026 23:30:28 IST, Lat: 22.796 N, Long: 85.218 W, Depth: 28 Km, Location: Gulf of Mexico,' NCS said.

Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface. For scientific purposes, this earthquake depth range of 0 - 700 km is divided into three zones: shallow, intermediate, and deep, as per USGS data.

Shallow earthquakes are between 0 and 70 km deep; intermediate earthquakes, 70 - 300 km deep; and deep earthquakes, 300 - 700 km deep. In general, the term 'deep-focus earthquakes' is applied to earthquakes deeper than 70 km, the USGS states. (ANI)

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