Earthquakes in Mexico — Page 9

Mexico records earthquakes steadily rather than in isolated bursts, with 61 events in the past 30 days, and 63 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction. Mexico sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the belt of subduction zones responsible for roughly 90% of the world's earthquakes.

1,026 earthquakes have been recorded in Mexico in our catalogue, 61 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 2.8 and the average focal depth 19 km. 311 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 63 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Mexico in this period was a magnitude 7.4 event near Puerto Madero, Mexico on 17 July 2026, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1.9 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Progreso, B.C. (172), Delta, B.C. (118), Puerto Madero (110), Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C. (74), Puebla, B.C. (58).

95% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 5% 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.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 260 km beneath Mariano Matamoros, Mexico on 05 May 2025.

By band, the catalogue holds 17 in the magnitude 0 range, 362 in the magnitude 1 range, 266 in the magnitude 2 range, 70 in the magnitude 3 range, 248 in the magnitude 4 range, 57 in the magnitude 5 range.

The busiest single day was 17 July 2026, with 26 recorded events.

3 of these events carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information. That link flag does not mean a tsunami occurred or that a warning was issued.