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.

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 / 32.5; -115.0
"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 / 31.07; -109.12 (1887 Sonora earthquake epicenter) 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 / 32.73; -115.50 (1892 Laguna Salada earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.50; -102.50 (1911 Michoacán earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.00; -100.50 (December 1911 Guerrero earthquake epicenter)
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 / 16.1; -96.8 (1931 Oaxaca earthquake epicenter) 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 / 19.5; -104.25 (1932 Jalisco earthquake epicenter) 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 / 19.373; -104.22
1937 Orizaba earthquake 1937-07-26 03:47 Ms 7.3 IX 18°31′N 95°53′W / 18.52°N 95.88°W / 18.52; -95.88 (1937 Orizaba earthquake epicenter) 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 / 18.85; -102.94 (1941 Colima earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.055; -99.092 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 / 18.19; -100.51 (1964 Guerrero earthquake epicenter) 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 / 15.38; -96.12 (1965 Oaxaca earthquake epicenter) 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 / 16.519; -97.739
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 / 18.85028; -97.06333 (1973 Orizaba) 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 / 32.617; -115.317 8 N/A
1980 Oaxaca earthquake 1980-10-24 7.0 IX 18°13′N 98°14′W / 18.21°N 98.24°W / 18.21; -98.24 (1980 Central Mexico earthquake epicenter) 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 / 18.05; -102.08 (1981 Playa Azul earthquake epicenter) 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 / 18.19; -102.53 (1985 Mexico City earthquake epicenter) 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 / 19.779; -98.597 (1995 Guerrero earthquake epicenter) 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 / 19.06; -104.21 (1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake epicenter) 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 / 16.840; -93.469 (1995 Chiapas earthquake epicenter) 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 / 18.386; -97.436 (1999 Tehuacán earthquake epicenter) 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 / 16.059; -96.931 (1999 Oaxaca earthquake epicenter) 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 / 18.60; -104.22 (2003 Colima earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.07; -99.39 (2009 Guerrero earthquake epicenter) 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 / 29.066; -112.871 (2009 Gulf of California earthquake epicenter) 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 / 32.128; -115.303 (2010 Baja California earthquake epicenter) 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 / 16.527; -97.760 (2010 Oaxaca earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.431; -93.978 (2011 Veracruz earthquake epicenter) 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 / 16.808; -98.592 (2011 Guerrero earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.85; -99.98 (2011 Zumpango earthquake epicenter) 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 / 16.662; -98.188 (2012 Oaxaca earthquake epicenter) 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 / 26.37; -110.17 (2013 Gulf of California earthquake epicenter) 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 / 17.552; -100.816 24

See also

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Seismic quiescence patterns as possible precursors of great earthquakes in Mexico" (PDF). by A. H. Rudolf-Navarro, A. Muñoz-Diosdado, and F. Angulo-Brown
  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. 1 2 "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

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