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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	Magnitude	Intensity	Epicenter
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	Magnitude	Intensity	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^[5]^[3]	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
"Temblor de Santa Teresa"^[6] 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"^[6] 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		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	Magnitude	Intensity	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	33	45
December 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
Acambay	1912-11-19		7.0^[7]	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
1937 Orizaba earthquake	1937-07-26	03:47	M_s 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		41	68
1964 Guerrero earthquake	1964-07-06	07:22	M_s 7.4	IX	18°11′N 100°31′W / 18.19°N 100.51°W / 18.19; -100.51	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		7.3	VII
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^[8]
1980 Central Mexico earthquake	1980-10-24		7.0	IX	18°13′N 98°14′W / 18.21°N 98.24°W / 18.21; -98.24		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	20
1985 Mexico City earthquake	1985-09-19	07:19	8.0	X	18°11′N 102°32′W / 18.19°N 102.53°W / 18.19; -102.53	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	23	3
1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake	1995-10-09	15:36	8.0	IX	19°04′N 104°13′W / 19.06°N 104.21°W / 19.06; -104.21	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	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	Magnitude	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll
2003 Colima earthquake	2003-01-22	02:06	7.6	IX	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	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	10	--
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	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		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	20	--
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	58	3
2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake	2012-03-20	18:02	7.4	IX	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	10
2014 Guerrero earthquake	2014-04-18	09:27	7.2	IX		24

Notes

^ "Evidence for Great Tsunamigenic Earthquakes (M 8.6) along the Mexican Subduction Zone" by G. Suárez and P. Albini
^ http://www.snet.gob.sv/ver/oceanografia/amenaza/mapa+de+amenaza+por+tsunami/
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Seismic Gaps and Recurrence Periods of Large Earthquakes along the Mexican Subduction Zone: A Reexamination" by S. K. Singh, L. Astiz, and J. Havskov
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Seismic quiescence patterns as possible precursors of great earthquakes in Mexico" by A. H. Rudolf-Navarro, A. Muñoz-Diosdado, and F. Angulo-Brown
^ http://desastres.unanleon.edu.ni/pdf/2002/agosto/pdf/spa/doc10005/doc10005-5.pdf
^ ^a ^b "19th century earthquakes in Mexico: three cases, three comparative studies" by América Molina del Villar
^ http://www.geociencias.unam.mx/~ger/2003_Tectonophisics_Qro.pdf
^ Sismos mas importantes en Mexico

References

[1] "Evidence for Great Tsunamigenic Earthquakes (M 8.6) along the Mexican Subduction Zone" by G. Suárez and P. Albini

[2] ttp://www.snet.gob.sv/ver/oceanografia/amenaza/mapa+de+amenaza+por+tsunami/

[Singh_et_al.-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Seismic Gaps and Recurrence Periods of Large Earthquakes along the Mexican Subduction Zone: A Reexamination" by S. K. Singh, L. Astiz, and J. Havskov

[Rudolf-Navarro,_Muñoz-Diosdado,_and_Angulo-Brown-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Seismic quiescence patterns as possible precursors of great earthquakes in Mexico" by A. H. Rudolf-Navarro, A. Muñoz-Diosdado, and F. Angulo-Brown

[5] ttp://desastres.unanleon.edu.ni/pdf/2002/agosto/pdf/spa/doc10005/doc10005-5.pdf

[Molina_del_Villar-6] "19th century earthquakes in Mexico: three cases, three comparative studies" by América Molina del Villar

[7] ttp://www.geociencias.unam.mx/~ger/2003_Tectonophisics_Qro.pdf

[8] Sismos mas importantes en Mexico

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