Representative image Mexico, June 9 : An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Gulf of Mexico region on Monday night, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). In a post on X, it said that the earthquake occurred at 23:30 PM Indian Standard Time, at a depth of 28 kilometres.”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.