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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
2022-09-22
2022-09-22
Date
2022-09-22
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
6.8 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
Injuries
5
Total damage / notes
Aftershock
2022-09-19
2022-09-19
Date
2022-09-19
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7.6 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.
2.4 Mw
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
2022-03-03
2022-03-03
Date
2022-03-03
Area
Veracruz
Mag.
5.7 Mw
MMI
IV
Total damage / notes
Minor damage
2021-09-07
2021-09-07
Date
2021-09-07
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.0 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.
7.4 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
10
Injuries
25
2018-02-16
2018-02-16
Date
2018-02-16
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.2 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.
6.1 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.
7.1 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
370
Injuries
6,011
2017-09-07
2017-09-07
Date
2017-09-07
Area
Chiapas, Oaxaca
Mag.
8.2 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
98
Injuries
300
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
2015-11-23
2015-11-23
Date
2015-11-23
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5.5 Mw
MMI
IV
Deaths
2
2014-07-07
2014-07-07
Date
2014-07-07
Area
Chiapas
Mag.
6.9 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
5
Injuries
12
2014-05-08
2014-05-08
Date
2014-05-08
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6.6 Mw
MMI
VII
2014-04-18
2014-04-18
Date
2014-04-18
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.2 Mw
MMI
VII
Injuries
1
2012-03-20
2012-03-20
Date
2012-03-20
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7.4 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
2
Injuries
11
2011-12-10
2011-12-10
Date
2011-12-10
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6.5 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
Injuries
10
2011-05-05
2011-05-05
Date
2011-05-05
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5.7 Mw
MMI
VI
2010-06-30
2010-06-30
Date
2010-06-30
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
6.2 Mw
Deaths
1
2010-04-04
2010-04-04
Date
2010-04-04
Area
Baja California
Mag.
7.2 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
2–4
Injuries
100–233
Total damage / notes
$1.15 billion
2009-04-27
2009-04-27
Date
2009-04-27
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
5.8 Mw
MMI
V
Deaths
3
Total damage / notes
Four houses destroyed
2003-01-22
2003-01-22
Date
2003-01-22
Area
Colima
Mag.
7.5 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.
5.9 Mw
MMI
V
Injuries
1
Total damage / notes
Minor damage
1999-09-30
1999-09-30
Date
1999-09-30
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.4 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
35
1999-06-15
1999-06-15
Date
1999-06-15
Area
Puebla
Mag.
7.0 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.
7.2 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
1
Total damage / notes
Damage at Arteaga
1995-10-21
1995-10-21
Date
1995-10-21
Area
Chiapas
Mag.
7.1 Mw
MMI
VI
1995-10-09
1995-10-09
Date
1995-10-09
Area
Colima, Jalisco
Mag.
8.0 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.
7.4 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
1989-04-25
1989-04-25
Date
1989-04-25
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
6.9 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
3
Injuries
6–350
1985-09-19
1985-09-19
Date
1985-09-19
Area
Michoacán, Mexico City
Mag.
8.0 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.
7.2 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
3
1980-10-24
1980-10-24
Date
1980-10-24
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.2 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.
6.4 Mw
MMI
IX
Injuries
91
1979-03-14
1979-03-14
Date
1979-03-14
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.6 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
5
Injuries
35
1973-08-28
1973-08-28
Date
1973-08-28
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
7.1 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.
7.5 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.
7.3
MMI
VII
1965-08-23
1965-08-23
Date
1965-08-23
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.5 Mw
Deaths
6
1964-07-06
1964-07-06
Date
1964-07-06
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.4 Ms
MMI
IX
Deaths
40
1959-08-26
1959-08-26
Date
1959-08-26
Area
Veracruz
Mag.
6.4 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.
7.9 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.
7.6 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
90
1937-07-26
1937-07-26
Date
1937-07-26
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
7.3 Ms
MMI
IX
Deaths
34
1932-06-22
1932-06-22
Date
1932-06-22
Area
Colima
Mag.
7.7 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1932-06-18
1932-06-18
Date
1932-06-18
Area
Colima
Mag.
7.8 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1932-06-03
1932-06-03
Date
1932-06-03
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
8.1 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
400
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1931-01-15
1931-01-15
Date
1931-01-15
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.8 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
114
1920-01-03
1920-01-03
Date
1920-01-03
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
6.4 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.
7.0
MMI
VIII
Deaths
140
1911-12-16
1911-12-16
Date
1911-12-16
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.6
MMI
IX
1911-06-07
1911-06-07
Date
1911-06-07
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7.6
MMI
IX
Deaths
45
1909-07-30
1909-07-30
Date
1909-07-30
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.6
MMI
IX
1907-04-15
1907-04-15
Date
1907-04-15
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.7
MMI
VIII
1900-01-20
1900-01-20
Date
1900-01-20
Area
Colima
Mag.
7.4
MMI
VII
1899-01-24
1899-01-24
Date
1899-01-24
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.5
MMI
VII
1897-06-05
1897-06-05
Date
1897-06-05
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.4
MMI
VII
1894-11-02
1894-11-02
Date
1894-11-02
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7.4
MMI
VIII
1892-02-24
1892-02-24
Date
1892-02-24
Area
Baja California
Mag.
7.1–7.2
MMI
X
Deaths
0
1890-12-02
1890-12-02
Date
1890-12-02
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7.3
MMI
VII
1889-09-06
1889-09-06
Date
1889-09-06
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.1
MMI
VI
1887-05-29
1887-05-29
Date
1887-05-29
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.3
MMI
VIII
1887-05-03
1887-05-03
Date
1887-05-03
Area
Sonora
Mag.
7.6 Mw
Deaths
51
1882-07-19
1882-07-19
Date
1882-07-19
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca
Mag.
7.5
MMI
IX
1879-05-17
1879-05-17
Date
1879-05-17
Area
Puebla
Mag.
7.1
MMI
VIII
1875-03-09
1875-03-09
Date
1875-03-09
Area
Colima, Jalisco
Mag.
7.4
MMI
VII
1875-02-11
1875-02-11
Date
1875-02-11
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
7.5
MMI
VIII
1874-03-16
1874-03-16
Date
1874-03-16
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.3
MMI
VII
1872-03-27
1872-03-27
Date
1872-03-27
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.4
MMI
VI
1870-05-11
1870-05-11
Date
1870-05-11
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.8
MMI
IX
1864-10-03
1864-10-03
Date
1864-10-03
Area
Puebla, Veracruz
Mag.
7.3
MMI
VIII
1858-06-19
1858-06-19
Date
1858-06-19
Area
Michoacán
Mag.
7.5
MMI
IX
Total damage / notes
"Temblor de Santa Juliana"
1854-05-05
1854-05-05
Date
1854-05-05
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.7
MMI
VIII
1852-12-04
1852-12-04
Date
1852-12-04
Area
Acapulco
Mag.
7.8
1845-04-07
1845-04-07
Date
1845-04-07
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.9 Ms
Total damage / notes
"Temblor de Santa Teresa"
1852-11-29
1852-11-29
Date
1852-11-29
Area
Baja California
Mag.
6.5 MLa
MMI
IX
1845-03-09
1845-03-09
Date
1845-03-09
Area
Oaxaca
Mag.
7.5
MMI
VII
1837-11-22
1837-11-22
Date
1837-11-22
Area
Jalisco
Mag.
7.7
MMI
IX
1835-01-06
1835-01-06
Date
1835-01-06
Area
State of Mexico
MMI
VII?
1820-05-04
1820-05-04
Date
1820-05-04
Area
Guerrero
Mag.
7.6
MMI
VII
1818-05-31
1818-05-31
Date
1818-05-31
Area
Colima, Michoacán
Mag.
7.7
MMI
VIII
1806-03-25
1806-03-25
Date
1806-03-25
Area
Colima, Michoacán
Mag.
7.5 Ms
1800-03-08
1800-03-08
Date
1800-03-08
Area
Central, Eastern, and Southeastern
MMI
VII
1787-03-28
1787-03-28
Date
1787-03-28
Area
Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico City
Mag.
8.6 Mw
Total damage / notes
Severe / tsunami
1776-04-21
1776-04-21
Date
1776-04-21
Area
Mexico City, Southern
MMI
VIII
Stover & Coffman 1993 uses various seismic scales. MLa is a local magnitude that is equivalent to ML (Richter scale) and is used for events that occurred prior to the instrumental period. It is based on the area of perceptibility (as presented on isoseismal maps). Mw = moment magnitude scale and Ms = surface-wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
Stover & Coffman 1993 uses various seismic scales. MLa is a local magnitude that is equivalent to ML (Richter scale) and is used for events that occurred prior to the instrumental period. It is based on the area of perceptibility (as presented on isoseismal maps). Mw = moment magnitude scale and Ms = surface-wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
Date
Stover & Coffman 1993 uses various seismic scales. MLa is a local magnitude that is equivalent to ML (Richter scale) and is used for events that occurred prior to the instrumental period. It is based on the area of perceptibility (as presented on isoseismal maps). Mw = moment magnitude scale and Ms = surface-wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
Date
Area
Mag.
MMI
Deaths
Injuries
Total damage / notes
Ref
2022-09-22
Michoacán
6.8 Mw
VII
3
5
Aftershock
2022-09-19
Michoacán
7.6 Mw
VIII
2
35
Severe damage
2022-06-21
Jalisco
2.4 Mw
Severe damage
2022-03-03
Veracruz
5.7 Mw
IV
Minor damage
2021-09-07
Guerrero
7.0 Mw
VIII
13
23
Three missing, damage to 8,700 buildings
2020-06-23
Oaxaca
7.4 Mw
IX
10
25
2018-02-16
Oaxaca
7.2 Mw
VII
14
17
Most of casualties after a helicopter crash
2017-09-23
Oaxaca
6.1 Mw
VII
6
7
7,000 displaced
2017-09-19
Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
7.1 Mw
IX
370
6,011
2017-09-07
Chiapas, Oaxaca
8.2 Mw
IX
98
300
Tsunami
2015-11-23
Guerrero
5.5 Mw
IV
2
2014-07-07
Chiapas
6.9 Mw
VII
5
12
2014-05-08
Guerrero
6.6 Mw
VII
2014-04-18
Guerrero
7.2 Mw
VII
1
2012-03-20
Guerrero, Oaxaca
7.4 Mw
VIII
2
11
2011-12-10
Guerrero
6.5 Mw
VII
3
10
2011-05-05
Guerrero
5.7 Mw
VI
2010-06-30
Oaxaca
6.2 Mw
1
2010-04-04
Baja California
7.2 Mw
VII
2–4
100–233
billion
2009-04-27
Guerrero
5.8 Mw
V
3
Four houses destroyed
2003-01-22
Colima
7.5 Mw
VIII
29
300
Severe / tsunami
1999-12-29
Guerrero
5.9 Mw
V
1
Minor damage
1999-09-30
Oaxaca
7.4 Mw
VIII
35
1999-06-15
Puebla
7.0 Mw
VIII
14
200
MXN $200,000,000
1997-01-11
Michoacán
7.2 Mw
VIII
1
Damage at Arteaga
1995-10-21
Chiapas
7.1 Mw
VI
1995-10-09
Colima, Jalisco
8.0 Mw
VIII
49–58
100
Tsunami
1995-09-14
Guerrero
7.4 Mw
VII
3
1989-04-25
Guerrero
6.9 Mw
VII
3
6–350
1985-09-19
Michoacán, Mexico City
8.0 Mw
IX
5,000–45,000
30,000
Extreme / tsunami
1981-10-25
Michoacán
7.2 Mw
VIII
3
1980-10-24
Oaxaca
7.2 Mw
IX
65–300+
Many
$5 million
1979-10-15
Baja California
6.4 Mw
IX
91
1979-03-14
Guerrero
7.6 Mw
VIII
5
35
1973-08-28
Puebla, Veracruz
7.1 ML
VIII
539–1,000
Thousands
Severe
1973-01-30
Colima
7.5 Ms
56
390
Moderate / non-destructive tsunami
1968-08-02
Guerrero, Oaxaca
7.3
VII
1965-08-23
Oaxaca
7.5 Mw
6
1964-07-06
Guerrero
7.4 Ms
IX
40
1959-08-26
Veracruz
6.4 Mw
VIII
25
200
Severe
1957-07-28
Guerrero, Mexico City
7.9 Ms
VII
54–160
Many
Extreme / tsunami
1941-04-15
Colima
7.6 Mw
IX
90
1937-07-26
Puebla, Veracruz
7.3 Ms
IX
34
1932-06-22
Colima
7.7 Mw
VIII
Tsunami
1932-06-18
Colima
7.8 Mw
VIII
Tsunami
1932-06-03
Jalisco
8.1 Mw
X
400
Tsunami
1931-01-15
Oaxaca
7.8 Mw
X
114
1920-01-03
Puebla, Veracruz
6.4 Ms
X–XII
648–4,000
167
1912-11-19
State of Mexico
7.0
VIII
140

References

  1. "M 7.6 – 37 km SE of Aquila, Mexico"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000i9bw/executive
  2. Earthquake Catalog
    http://www2.ssn.unam.mx:8080/catalogo/
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    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000h1qa/executive
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  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
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    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0007vrx#executive
  15. Comprehensive Catalog
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0003udb
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  17. NGDC 1972
  18. Tectonophysics
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  19. "19th century earthquakes in Mexico: three cases, three comparative studies" by América Molina del Villar
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