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List of earthquakes in Mexico

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List of earthquakes in Mexico

This is a partial list of earthquakes in Mexico. This list considers every notable earthquake felt or with its epicenter within Mexico's current borders and maritime areas.

Tables

· Earthquakes
2026-01-02
2026-01-02
Date
2026-01-02
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VI
Deaths
2
Injuries
24
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
2022-09-22
2022-09-22
Date
2022-09-22
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
Injuries
5
Total damage / notes
Aftershock
2022-09-19
2022-09-19
Date
2022-09-19
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
2
Injuries
35
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
2022-06-21
2022-06-21
Date
2022-06-21
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
2 Mw
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
2022-03-03
2022-03-03
Date
2022-03-03
Area
Veracruz
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
IV
Total damage / notes
Minor damage
2021-09-07
2021-09-07
Date
2021-09-07
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
13
Injuries
23
Total damage / notes
Three missing, damage to 8,700 buildings
2020-06-23
2020-06-23
Date
2020-06-23
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
10
Injuries
25
2018-02-16
2018-02-16
Date
2018-02-16
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
14
Injuries
17
Total damage / notes
Most of casualties after a helicopter crash
2017-09-23
2017-09-23
Date
2017-09-23
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
6
Injuries
7
Total damage / notes
7,000 displaced
2017-09-19
2017-09-19
Date
2017-09-19
Area
Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
370
Injuries
6,011
2017-09-07
2017-09-07
Date
2017-09-07
Area
Chiapas, Oaxaca
Mag.
8 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
98
Injuries
300
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
2015-11-23
2015-11-23
Date
2015-11-23
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
IV
Deaths
2
2014-07-07
2014-07-07
Date
2014-07-07
Area
Chiapas
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
5
Injuries
12
2014-05-08
2014-05-08
Date
2014-05-08
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
2014-04-18
2014-04-18
Date
2014-04-18
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VII
Injuries
1
2012-03-20
2012-03-20
Date
2012-03-20
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
2
Injuries
11
2011-12-10
2011-12-10
Date
2011-12-10
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
Injuries
10
2011-05-05
2011-05-05
Date
2011-05-05
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
VI
2010-06-30
2010-06-30
Date
2010-06-30
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
6 Mw
Deaths
1
2010-04-04
2010-04-04
Date
2010-04-04
Area
Baja California
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
2–4
Injuries
100–233
Total damage / notes
$1 billion
2009-04-27
2009-04-27
Date
2009-04-27
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
V
Deaths
3
Total damage / notes
Four houses destroyed
2003-01-22
2003-01-22
Date
2003-01-22
Area
Colima
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
29
Injuries
300
Total damage / notes
Severe / tsunami
1999-12-29
1999-12-29
Date
1999-12-29
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5 Mw
MMI
V
Injuries
1
Total damage / notes
Minor damage
1999-09-30
1999-09-30
Date
1999-09-30
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
35
1999-06-15
1999-06-15
Date
1999-06-15
Area
Puebla
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
14
Injuries
200
Total damage / notes
MXN $200,000,000
1997-01-11
1997-01-11
Date
1997-01-11
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
1
Total damage / notes
Damage at Arteaga
1995-10-21
1995-10-21
Date
1995-10-21
Area
Chiapas
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VI
1995-10-09
1995-10-09
Date
1995-10-09
Area
Colima, Jalisco
Mag.
8 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
49–58
Injuries
100
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1995-09-14
1995-09-14
Date
1995-09-14
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
1989-04-25
1989-04-25
Date
1989-04-25
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
Injuries
6–350
1985-09-19
1985-09-19
Date
1985-09-19
Area
Michoacán, Mexico City
Mag.
8 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
5,000–45,000
Injuries
30,000
Total damage / notes
Extreme / tsunami
1981-10-25
1981-10-25
Date
1981-10-25
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
3
1980-10-24
1980-10-24
Date
1980-10-24
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
65–300+
Injuries
Many
Total damage / notes
$5 million
1979-10-15
1979-10-15
Date
1979-10-15
Area
Baja California
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
IX
Injuries
91
1979-03-14
1979-03-14
Date
1979-03-14
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
5
Injuries
35
1978-11-29
1978-11-29
Date
1978-11-29
Area
Oaxaca, Mexico City
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
9
Total damage / notes
Severe
1973-08-28
1973-08-28
Date
1973-08-28
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
7 ML
MMI
VIII
Deaths
539–1,000
Injuries
Thousands
Total damage / notes
Severe
1973-01-30
1973-01-30
Date
1973-01-30
Area
Colima
Mag.
7 Ms
Deaths
56
Injuries
390
Total damage / notes
Moderate / non-destructive tsunami
1968-08-02
1968-08-02
Date
1968-08-02
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1965-08-23
1965-08-23
Date
1965-08-23
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
Deaths
6
1964-07-06
1964-07-06
Date
1964-07-06
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7 Ms
MMI
IX
Deaths
40
1959-08-26
1959-08-26
Date
1959-08-26
Area
Veracruz
Mag.
6 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
25
Injuries
200
Total damage / notes
Severe
1957-07-28
1957-07-28
Date
1957-07-28
Area
Guerrero, Mexico City
Mag.
7 Ms
MMI
VII
Deaths
54–160
Injuries
Many
Total damage / notes
Extreme / tsunami
1941-04-15
1941-04-15
Date
1941-04-15
Area
Colima
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
90
1937-07-26
1937-07-26
Date
1937-07-26
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
7 Ms
MMI
IX
Deaths
34
1932-06-22
1932-06-22
Date
1932-06-22
Area
Colima
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1932-06-18
1932-06-18
Date
1932-06-18
Area
Colima
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1932-06-03
1932-06-03
Date
1932-06-03
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
8 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
400
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1931-01-15
1931-01-15
Date
1931-01-15
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
114
1920-01-03
1920-01-03
Date
1920-01-03
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
6 Ms
MMI
X–XII
Deaths
648–4,000
Injuries
167
1912-11-19
1912-11-19
Date
1912-11-19
Area
State of Mexico
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
Deaths
140
1911-12-16
1911-12-16
Date
1911-12-16
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
1911-06-07
1911-06-07
Date
1911-06-07
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
Deaths
45
1909-07-30
1909-07-30
Date
1909-07-30
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
1907-04-15
1907-04-15
Date
1907-04-15
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1900-01-20
1900-01-20
Date
1900-01-20
Area
Colima
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1899-01-24
1899-01-24
Date
1899-01-24
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1897-06-05
1897-06-05
Date
1897-06-05
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1894-11-02
1894-11-02
Date
1894-11-02
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1892-02-24
1892-02-24
Date
1892-02-24
Area
Baja California
Mag.
7 –7
MMI
X
Deaths
0
1890-12-02
1890-12-02
Date
1890-12-02
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1889-09-06
1889-09-06
Date
1889-09-06
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
VI
1887-05-29
1887-05-29
Date
1887-05-29
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1887-05-03
1887-05-03
Date
1887-05-03
Area
Sonora
Mag.
7 Mw
Deaths
51
1882-07-19
1882-07-19
Date
1882-07-19
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
1879-05-17
1879-05-17
Date
1879-05-17
Area
Puebla
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1875-03-09
1875-03-09
Date
1875-03-09
Area
Colima, Jalisco
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1875-02-11
1875-02-11
Date
1875-02-11
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1874-03-16
1874-03-16
Date
1874-03-16
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1872-03-27
1872-03-27
Date
1872-03-27
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VI
1870-05-11
1870-05-11
Date
1870-05-11
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
1864-10-03
1864-10-03
Date
1864-10-03
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1858-06-19
1858-06-19
Date
1858-06-19
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
Total damage / notes
"Temblor de Santa Juliana"
1854-05-05
1854-05-05
Date
1854-05-05
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VIII
1852-12-04
1852-12-04
Date
1852-12-04
Area
Acapulco
Mag.
7
1845-04-07
1845-04-07
Date
1845-04-07
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7 Ms
Total damage / notes
"Temblor de Santa Teresa"
1852-11-29
1852-11-29
Date
1852-11-29
Area
Baja California
Mag.
6 MLa
MMI
IX
1845-03-09
1845-03-09
Date
1845-03-09
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7
MMI
VII
1837-11-22
1837-11-22
Date
1837-11-22
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
7
MMI
IX
Date
Area
Mag.
MMI
Deaths
Injuries
Total damage / notes
Ref
2026-01-02
Guerrero
6 Mw
VI
2
24
Severe damage
2022-09-22
Michoacán
6 Mw
VII
3
5
Aftershock
2022-09-19
Michoacán
7 Mw
VIII
2
35
Severe damage
2022-06-21
Jalisco
2 Mw
Severe damage
2022-03-03
Veracruz
5 Mw
IV
Minor damage
2021-09-07
Guerrero
7 Mw
VIII
13
23
Three missing, damage to 8,700 buildings
2020-06-23
Oaxaca
7 Mw
IX
10
25
2018-02-16
Oaxaca
7 Mw
VII
14
17
Most of casualties after a helicopter crash
2017-09-23
Oaxaca
6 Mw
VII
6
7
7,000 displaced
2017-09-19
Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
7 Mw
IX
370
6,011
2017-09-07
Chiapas, Oaxaca
8 Mw
IX
98
300
Tsunami
2015-11-23
Guerrero
5 Mw
IV
2
2014-07-07
Chiapas
6 Mw
VII
5
12
2014-05-08
Guerrero
6 Mw
VII
2014-04-18
Guerrero
7 Mw
VII
1
2012-03-20
Guerrero, Oaxaca
7 Mw
VIII
2
11
2011-12-10
Guerrero
6 Mw
VII
3
10
2011-05-05
Guerrero
5 Mw
VI
2010-06-30
Oaxaca
6 Mw
1
2010-04-04
Baja California
7 Mw
VII
2–4
100–233
$1 billion
2009-04-27
Guerrero
5 Mw
V
3
Four houses destroyed
2003-01-22
Colima
7 Mw
VIII
29
300
Severe / tsunami
1999-12-29
Guerrero
5 Mw
V
1
Minor damage
1999-09-30
Oaxaca
7 Mw
VIII
35
1999-06-15
Puebla
7 Mw
VIII
14
200
MXN $200,000,000
1997-01-11
Michoacán
7 Mw
VIII
1
Damage at Arteaga
1995-10-21
Chiapas
7 Mw
VI
1995-10-09
Colima, Jalisco
8 Mw
VIII
49–58
100
Tsunami
1995-09-14
Guerrero
7 Mw
VII
3
1989-04-25
Guerrero
6 Mw
VII
3
6–350
1985-09-19
Michoacán, Mexico City
8 Mw
IX
5,000–45,000
30,000
Extreme / tsunami
1981-10-25
Michoacán
7 Mw
VIII
3
1980-10-24
Oaxaca
7 Mw
IX
65–300+
Many
$5 million
1979-10-15
Baja California
6 Mw
IX
91
1979-03-14
Guerrero
7 Mw
VIII
5
35
1978-11-29
Oaxaca, Mexico City
7 Mw
VIII
9
Severe
1973-08-28
Puebla, Veracruz
7 ML
VIII
539–1,000
Thousands
Severe
1973-01-30
Colima
7 Ms
56
390
Moderate / non-destructive tsunami
1968-08-02
Guerrero, Oaxaca
7
VII
1965-08-23
Oaxaca
7 Mw
6
1964-07-06
Guerrero
7 Ms
IX
40
1959-08-26
Veracruz
6 Mw
VIII
25
200
Severe
1957-07-28
Guerrero, Mexico City
7 Ms
VII
54–160
Many
Extreme / tsunami
1941-04-15
Colima
7 Mw
IX
90
1937-07-26
Puebla, Veracruz
7 Ms
IX
34
1932-06-22
Colima
7 Mw
VIII
Tsunami
1932-06-18
Colima
7 Mw
VIII
Tsunami
1932-06-03
Jalisco
8 Mw
X
400
Tsunami
1931-01-15
Oaxaca
7 Mw
X
114

References

  1. "M 7 – 37 km SE of Aquila, Mexico"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000i9bw/executive
  2. Earthquake Catalog
    http://www2.ssn.unam.mx:8080/catalogo/
  3. NotiespacioPV
    https://notiespaciopv.com/2022/06/22/falla-en-ciudad-guzman-deja-102-casas-afectadas-22-de-ellas-no-habitables/
  4. "M 5 – Veracruz, Mexico"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000h1qa/executive
  5. palabrasclaras
    https://palabrasclaras.mx/estatal/reportan-danos-en-escuela-de-coatepec-tras-sismo/
  6. Matutinazo
    http://matutinazo.com/2017/09/24/suman-cuatro-muertos-en-oaxaca-sismo-ayer-sabado/
  7. Excélsior
    https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2017/09/23/1190239
  8. La Neta Neta!
    https://lanetaneta.com/oaxaca-damnificadas-del-sismo-del-23-de-septiembre-de-2017-tejen-munecas-con-causa-fotos/
  9. "El pequeño terremoto de 5,6 que dejó dos muertos en México"
    https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/11/151123_mexico_sismo_muertos_aw
  10. El Universal
    http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/594089.html
  11. Deseret News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121016232459/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705300085/World-datelines.html
  12. "M 5 – 19 km WSW of Guayameo, Mexico"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0009kdx/executive
  13. El Popular
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190418062449/https://www.elpopular.mx/2017/06/15/local/puebla-a-18-anos-del-terremoto-de-1999-164557
  14. "M 7 – Michoacan, Mexico"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0007vrx#executive
  15. Comprehensive Catalog
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003udb
  16. PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/PAGER_CAT_v2.zip
  17. NGDC 1972
  18. Tectonophysics
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003Tectp.361..229Z
  19. "19th century earthquakes in Mexico: three cases, three comparative studies" by América Molina del Villar
  20. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1981BuSSA..71..827S
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