Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Mexico — today and the last 30 days
Mexico’s Pacific coast rides the Cocos plate subduction zone, while Baja California is cut by the Gulf of California rift. Guerrero and Oaxaca are among the most active regions in the Americas.
Updated 2026-09-06 07:47 UTC
Mexico earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Mexico
135 earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, up from 112 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 20.
The largest was M5.7 on August 18, 95 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico, 10.0 km deep, and 2 people reported feeling it.
The most widely felt was not the largest: M3.9, 24 km SSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico, with 6 reports.
21% of these events were deeper than 70 km, inside the descending slab — shaking from that depth arrives weaker but spreads over a wider area.
Map of recent earthquakes in Mexico and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
545 earthquakes of magnitude 3.5+ recorded in Mexico and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 513 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 4.1 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 5.3 108 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoFelt · 1
M 3.5 7 km SE of San Nicolás, Mexico
M 4.1 8 km E of Palomares, Mexico
M 3.9 42 km NE of Champerico, Guatemala
M 4.1 11 km NNE of El Barrio de la Soledad, Mexico
M 3.6 5 km NNW of Santo Domingo Chihuitán, Mexico
M 3.8 OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO
M 3.9 2 km W of San Cristóbal, Mexico
M 3.7 15 km NE of Nuxco, Mexico
M 4.0 OFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO
M 4.2 9 km NE of Ixtapa, Mexico
M 3.6 26 km SW of Garden City, TexasShaking IV
M 3.6 OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
M 3.8 53 km ENE of El Arenal, Mexico
M 3.6 15 km N of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico
M 3.5 3 km ENE of Mérida, Mexico
M 3.5 12 km NW of San Juan Mazatlán, Mexico
M 3.5 5 km WSW of Río Hondo, Guatemala
M 4.1 OFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO
M 4.0 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.5 OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
M 4.1 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.5 3 km NNE of Cerro de Piedra, Mexico
M 3.8 8 km N of Suchilapan del Río, Mexico
M 3.9 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 4.0 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 4.1 13 km NE of Puerto Escondido, Mexico
M 3.9 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.5 15 km NNE of Los Ángeles, Mexico
M 4.1 10 km SSE of Abasolo del Valle, Mexico
M 4.2 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 4.1 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.9 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.5 30 km N of Río Grande, Mexico
M 4.1 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.8 31 km N of Río Grande, Mexico
M 3.7 19 km NE of Placeres del Oro, Mexico
M 3.5 9 km NE of El Espinalillo, Mexico
M 4.0 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 4.1 30 km N of Río Grande, Mexico
M 4.0 22 km NE of La Horqueta (Poblado Doce), Mexico
M 3.8 5 km ENE of Pavencul, Mexico
M 3.7 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.5 45 km ENE of El Arenal, Mexico
M 3.8 10 km ENE of El Coyul, Mexico
M 3.6 29 km NNW of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico
M 3.6 12 km WNW of Santa María Guenagati, Mexico
M 4.1 44 km NNE of San Francisco Cozoaltepec, Mexico
M 4.3 31 km NNE of San Francisco Cozoaltepec, Mexico
M 4.8 12 km E of Venustiano Carranza (Peña Blanca), MexicoFelt · 1
M 3.6 4 km SSW of Xocoyolzintla, Mexico
M 4.3 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 4.1 OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
M 3.5 57 km NE of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico
M 4.1 5 km ENE of Agrónomos Mexicanos, Mexico
M 4.2 11 km ESE of Niños Héroes, Mexico
M 3.5 37 km N of Ocós, Guatemala
M 3.5 6 km ESE of Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Mexico today?
Yes — 20 earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Mexico get?
545 of magnitude 3.5 or above in the last 30 days, 135 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Mexico?
Magnitude 5.7 on August 18, 2026, 95 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico, at a depth of 10.0 km. 2 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Mexico?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 1.0 km to 192.1 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Mexico?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Mexico, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Mexico since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Mexico monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 8.2 | 2017 Tehuantepec, Mexico Earthquake | September 8, 2017 | 47.4 km |
| M 8.0 | 1995 Colima-Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake | October 9, 1995 | 33.0 km |
| M 8.0 | 1985 Michoacan, Mexico Earthquake | September 19, 1985 | 27.9 km |
| M 7.7 | 2 km ESE of San Agustín Loxicha, Mexico | November 29, 1978 | 18.0 km |
| M 7.6 | 35 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico | September 19, 2022 | 26.9 km |
| M 7.6 | 16 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico | January 22, 2003 | 24.0 km |
| M 7.6 | 12 km SSE of Vallecitos de Zaragoza, Mexico | March 14, 1979 | 49.0 km |
| M 7.6 | 7 km N of Pantla, Mexico | September 21, 1985 | 30.8 km |
| M 7.5 | 15 km W of San Baltazar Loxicha, Mexico | September 30, 1999 | 60.6 km |
| M 7.5 | 35 km SW of Aguililla, Mexico | January 30, 1973 | 43.0 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Mexico, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.