The 2011 Zumpango earthquake occurred at 19:47 local time on 10 December with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).

[3] In Mexico City, a little more than 100 miles (160 km) from the epicenter,[4] high rise buildings swayed for more than one minute as a result of the seism.

Damage was reported as light though a secondary toll highway between Acapulco and Mexico City was blocked in several places due to landslides.

[2] Several injuries and one death was reported after rocks were dislodged from a hill and tumbled onto the Autopista del Sol (Highway of the Sun) and into a truck.

[4] The other deaths were reported as one person killed during the collapse of a house's roof in Iguala,[2] and another was listed in Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc with unknown circumstances.