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.

• Details are approximate for old events.
• Magnitudes are measured in the Moment magnitude scale unless otherwise specified and highlighted in red for those greater than or equal to 6 and orange for those less than 6.
• Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
• Hypocenter depth is given in kilometres.
• Time is given in UTC.
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18th Century

Name or Area	Date	Time	M	MMI	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll
Mexico City, Southern Mexico	1776-04-21			VIII
"Temblores de San Sixto" Mexico City; Central, Southern, and Southeastern Mexico	1787-03-28		8.6[1] or 8.7[2]	XI	16° N 97° W
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Mexico	1800-03-08			VII

19th Century

Name or Area	Date	Time	M	MMI	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll
Coast of Colima-Michoacán[3]	1806-03-25		7.5[4]	VII	18.9° N 103.8° W	<60
Coast of Colima-Michoacán[3][5]	1818-05-31		7.7[4]	VIII	19.1° N 103.6° W	<60
Coast of Guerrero[3]	1820-05-04		7.6[4]	VII	17.2° N 99.6° W	<60
Tlalnepantla de Baz	1835-01-06			VII?
Jalisco[3]	1837-11-22		7.7[4]	IX	20.0° N 105.0° W	<60
Oaxaca[3]	1845-03-09		7.5[4]	VII	16.6° N 97.0° W	<60
Baja California	1852-11-29		6.5[6]	IX	32°30′N 115°00′W / 32.5°N 115.0°W
"Temblor de Santa Teresa"[7] Coast of Guerrero[3]	1845-04-07		8.0[4]	IX	16.6° N 99.2° W	<60
Coast of Oaxaca[3]	1854-05-05		7.7[4]	VIII	16.3° N 97.6° W	<60
"Temblor de Santa Juliana"[7] North Michoacán[3]	1858-06-19		7.5[4]	IX	19.6° N 101.6° W	<60
Puebla-Veracruz[3]	1864-10-03		7.3[4]	VIII	18.7° N 97.4° W	<60
Coast of Oaxaca[3]	1870-05-11		7.8[4]	IX	15.8° N 96.7° W	<60
Coast of Oaxaca[3]	1872-03-27		7.4[4]	VI	15.7° N 96.6° W	<60
Guerrero[3]	1874-03-16		7.3[4]	VII	17.7° N 99.1° W	<60
Jalisco[3]	1875-02-11		7.5[4]	VIII	21.0° N 103.8° W	<60
Coast of Colima-Jalisco[3]	1875-03-09		7.4[4]	VII	19.4° N 104.6° W	<60
Puebla[3]	1879-05-17		7.1[4]	VIII	18.6° N 98.0° W	<60
Guerrero-Oaxaca[3]	1882-07-19		7.5[4]	IX	17.7° N 98.2° W	>60
1887 Sonora earthquake	1887-05-03	22:13	7.6	X	31°04′N 109°07′W / 31.07°N 109.12°W	80	51
Guerrero[3]	1887-05-29		7.3[4]	VIII	17.2° N 99.8° W	<60
Coast of Guerrero[3]	1889-09-06		7.1[4]	VI	17.0° N 99.7° W	<60
Guerrero-Oaxaca[3]	1890-12-02		7.3[4]	VII	16.7° N 98.6° W	<60
1892 Laguna Salada earthquake	1892-02-24	07:20	7.1-7.2	X	32°44′N 115°30′W / 32.73°N 115.50°W		0
Coast of Guerrero-Oaxaca[3]	1894-11-02		7.4[4]	VIII	16.5° N 98.0° W	<60
Coast of Oaxaca[3]	1897-06-05		7.4[4]	VII	16.3° N 95.4° W	<60
Coast of Guerrero[3]	1899-01-24	23:43	7.5[4]	VII	17.0° N 98.0° W	<60
Colima	1900-01-20	06:33	7.4[4]	VII	20.0° N 105.0° W	<60

20th Century

Name	Date	Time	M	MMI	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll
1907 Guerrero earthquake	1907-04-15	06:08	7.7	VIII	17.00° N 100.00° W
Guerrero	1909-07-30	10:51	7.6[4]	IX	16.8° N 99.9° W	<60
"Temblor maderista" 1911 Michoacán earthquake	1911-06-07		7.6	IX	17°30′N 102°30′W / 17.50°N 102.50°W	33	45
1911 Guerrero earthquake	1911-12-16	19:14	7.6	IX	17°00′N 100°30′W / 17.00°N 100.50°W
Acambay	1912-11-19		7.0[8]	VIII
1931 Oaxaca earthquake	1931-01-15	01:50	7.8	X	16°06′N 96°48′W / 16.1°N 96.8°W	40	114
1932 Jalisco earthquake	1932-06-03	10:36	8.1	X	19°30′N 104°15′W / 19.5°N 104.25°W	60	400
1932 Colima earthquake	1932-06-18	10:12	7.8	VIII	19.45° N 103.63° W
1932 Manzanillo earthquake	1932-06-22		7.0	VIII	19°22′23″N 104°13′12″W / 19.373°N 104.22°W
1937 Orizaba earthquake	1937-07-26	03:47	Ms 7.3	IX	18°31′N 95°53′W / 18.52°N 95.88°W	35	34
1941 Colima earthquake	1941-04-15	19:09	7.6	IX	18°51′N 102°56′W / 18.85°N 102.94°W	35	90
1957 Guerrero earthquake	1957-07-28		7.9	IX	17°03′18″N 99°05′31″W / 17.055°N 99.092°W	41	68
1964 Guerrero earthquake	1964-07-06	07:22	Ms 7.4	IX	18°11′N 100°31′W / 18.19°N 100.51°W	92	40
1965 Oaxaca earthquake	1965-08-23	19:46	7.5	VIIII	15°23′N 96°07′W / 15.38°N 96.12°W	12	6
Guerrero, Oaxaca	1968-08-02	14:06	7.3	VII	16°31′08″N 97°44′20″W / 16.519°N 97.739°W
1973 Veracruz earthquake	1973-08-28	04:06	7.0	VIII	18°51′01″N 97°03′48″W / 18.85028°N 97.06333°W	84	600–1,200[9]
1979 Imperial Valley earthquake	1979-10-15	23:16	6.4	IX	32°37′N 115°19′W / 32.617°N 115.317°W	8	N/A
1980 Oaxaca earthquake	1980-10-24		7.0	IX	18°13′N 98°14′W / 18.21°N 98.24°W		300
1981 Playa Azul earthquake	1981-10-25	03:22	7.2	VII	18°03′N 102°05′W / 18.05°N 102.08°W	20
1985 Mexico City earthquake	1985-09-19	07:19	8.0	VII - IX	18°11′N 102°32′W / 18.19°N 102.53°W	15	10,000–65,000
1995 Guerrero earthquake	1995-09-14	14:04	7.4	VIII	19°46′44″N 98°35′49″W / 19.779°N 98.597°W	23	3
1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake	1995-10-09	15:36	8.0	VIII	19°04′N 104°13′W / 19.06°N 104.21°W	26	49
1995 Chiapas earthquake	1995-10-21	02:38	7.1	VII	16°50′24″N 93°28′08″W / 16.840°N 93.469°W	159
1999 Tehuacán earthquake	1999-06-15	20:42	7.0	VIII	18°23′10″N 97°26′10″W / 18.386°N 97.436°W	70	15
1999 Oaxaca earthquake	1999-09-30	16:31	7.4	VIII	16°03′32″N 96°55′52″W / 16.059°N 96.931°W	61	35

21st Century

Name	Date	Time	M	MMI	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll
2003 Colima earthquake	2003-01-22	02:06	7.6	VII	18°36′N 104°13′W / 18.60°N 104.22°W	24	29
2009 Guerrero earthquake	2009-04-27	16:46	5.8	VII	17°04′N 99°23′W / 17.07°N 99.39°W	35	2
2009 Gulf of California earthquake	2009-08-03	17:59	6.9	VIII	29°03′58″N 112°52′16″W / 29.066°N 112.871°W	10	N/A
2010 Baja California earthquake	2010-04-04	22:40	7.2	IX	32°07′41″N 115°18′11″W / 32.128°N 115.303°W	6.2	4
2010 Oaxaca earthquake	2010-06-30	07:22	6.2	VI	16°31′37″N 97°45′36″W / 16.527°N 97.760°W	20	1
2011 Veracruz earthquake	2011-04-07	08:11	6.7	VII	17°25′52″N 93°58′41″W / 17.431°N 93.978°W		1
2011 Guerrero earthquake	2011-05-05	13:24	5.7	VI	16°48′29″N 98°35′31″W / 16.808°N 98.592°W	20	N/A
2011 Zumpango earthquake	2011-12-11	01:47	6.5	VIII	17°51′N 99°59′W / 17.85°N 99.98°W	58	3
2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake	2012-03-20	18:02	7.4	VII	16°39′43″N 98°11′17″W / 16.662°N 98.188°W	20	2
2013 Gulf of California earthquake	2013-10-19	17:54	6.5	VIII	26°22′N 110°10′W / 26.37°N 110.17°W	10
2014 Guerrero earthquake	2014-04-18	09:27	7.2	VII	17°33′07″N 100°48′58″W / 17.552°N 100.816°W	24

See also

• Geography of Mexico

Notes

1. "Evidence for Great Tsunamigenic Earthquakes (M 8.6) along the Mexican Subduction Zone" by G. Suárez and P. Albini
2. http://www.snet.gob.sv/ver/oceanografia/amenaza/mapa+de+amenaza+por+tsunami/
3. "Seismic Gaps and Recurrence Periods of Large Earthquakes along the Mexican Subduction Zone: A Reexamination" by S. K. Singh, L. Astiz, and J. Havskov
4. Seismic quiescence patterns as possible precursors of great earthquakes in Mexico by A. H. Rudolf-Navarro, A. Muñoz-Diosdado, and F. Angulo-Brown PDF
5. http://desastres.unanleon.edu.ni/pdf/2002/agosto/pdf/spa/doc10005/doc10005-5.pdf
6. Stover, C. W.; Coffman, J. L. (1993), Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office, pp. 72, 101
7. "19th century earthquakes in Mexico: three cases, three comparative studies" by América Molina del Villar
8. http://www.geociencias.unam.mx/~ger/2003_Tectonophisics_Qro.pdf
9. Sismos mas importantes en Mexico

References

• Mexico earthquake information.
• National Geophysical Data Center list of significant earthquakes in Mexico