List of earthquakes in Mexico

Map of earthquakes in Mexico from 1990 to 2017
Seismic hazard risk in Mexico
Location of M 8.0+ earthquakes in Mexico with year of occurrence

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.


Geology

Mexico lies within two seismically active earthquake zones. The Baja California peninsula lies near the boundary of the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, while southern Mexico lies just north of the boundary between the North American Plate and the Cocos and Rivera tectonic plates. The Cocos Plate is subducting under the North American Plate at a rate of 67 mm (0.220 ft) per year, while the Pacific and Rivera plates are moving northwest relative to the North American Plate. Southern Mexico also contains numerous faults, which causes that section of the country to have high tectonic activity. Northeastern Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula are not as seismically active as the area close to the boundary between the North American and Cocos plates, but destructive earthquakes can still occur in those areas.

Earthquakes

Date Area Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Total damage / notes Ref
2022-09-22 Michoacán 6.8 Mw VII 2 3 Aftershock
2022-09-19 Michoacán 7.6 Mw VII 2 35
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 VIII 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 $1.15 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 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 7.0 ML VIII 539–1,000 Thousands Severe
1973-01-30 Colima 7.5 Ms 56 390 Moderate / non-destructive tsunami NGDC
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 NGDC
1941-04-15 Colima 7.6 Mw IX 90
1937-07-26 Puebla, Veracruz 7.3 Ms IX 34
1932-06-22 Colima 7.0 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 NGDC
1912-11-19 State of Mexico 7.0 VIII 140
1911-12-16 Guerrero 7.6 IX
1911-06-07 Michoacán 7.6 IX 45
1909-07-30 Guerrero 7.6 IX
1907-04-15 Guerrero 7.7 VIII
1900-01-20 Colima 7.4 VII
1899-01-24 Guerrero 7.5 VII
1897-06-05 Oaxaca 7.4 VII
1894-11-02 Guerrero, Oaxaca 7.4 VIII
1892-02-24 Baja California 7.1–7.2 X 0
1890-12-02 Guerrero, Oaxaca 7.3 VII
1889-09-06 Guerrero 7.1 VI
1887-05-29 Guerrero 7.3 VIII
1887-05-03 Sonora 7.6 Mw 51
1882-07-19 Guerrero, Oaxaca 7.5 IX
1879-05-17 Puebla 7.1 VIII
1875-03-09 Colima, Jalisco 7.4 VII
1875-02-11 Jalisco 7.5 VIII
1874-03-16 Guerrero 7.3 VII
1872-03-27 Oaxaca 7.4 VI
1870-05-11 Oaxaca 7.8 IX
1864-10-03 Puebla, Veracruz 7.3 VIII
1858-06-19 Michoacán 7.5 IX "Temblor de Santa Juliana"
1854-05-05 Oaxaca 7.7 VIII
1852-12-04 Acapulco 7.8
1845-04-07 Guerrero 7.9 Ms "Temblor de Santa Teresa"
1852-11-29 Baja California 6.5 MLa IX
1845-03-09 Oaxaca 7.5 VII
1837-11-22 Jalisco 7.7 IX
1835-01-06 State of Mexico VII?
1820-05-04 Guerrero 7.6 VII
1818-05-31 Colima, Michoacán 7.7 VIII
1806-03-25 Colima, Michoacán 7.5 Ms
1800-03-08 Central, Eastern, and Southeastern VII
1787-03-28 Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico City 8.6 Mw Severe / tsunami
1776-04-21 Mexico City, Southern VIII
Stover & Coffman 1993 uses various seismic scales. MLa is a local magnitude that is equivalent to ML (Richter magnitude 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.

See also


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