Earthquakes in Mexico — February 2026

47 earthquakes were recorded in Mexico during February 2026, an average of 1.7 per day.

12 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 17 km.

The month's largest event in Mexico was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Santo Tomás Tamazulapam, Mexico on 08 February 2026 at 21:42 UTC. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake radiates roughly 5,351 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Mexico monthly average of 47 events over the period we cover, and down from the 50 recorded the previous month.

96% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 4% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 22 in the magnitude 1 range, 7 in the magnitude 2 range, 6 in the magnitude 3 range, 11 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 11 February, when 15 events were recorded.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M5.7 near Santo Tomás Tamazulapam, Mexico on 08 February at 20 km; M4.9 near Corralero, Mexico on 18 February at 10 km; M4.8 near Corralero, Mexico on 13 February at 10 km.

That is close to the 47 events Mexico averages per month across the 21 months on record.