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Earthquake in Mexico City today: quakes nearby
Check whether an earthquake was reported near Mexico City today. Change the search radius to compare nearby epicentres, magnitudes and depths.
Mexico City · MX · GeoNames 3530597 · Search radius: 100 km
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Latest earthquakes
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This describes the available catalogue, not an all-clear. Try a longer period or check the latest known event below.
The last 30 days
- Latest recorded earthquake
- No records in 30 days
- Strongest in 30 days
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- Earthquakes in the catalogue
- 0USGS
- Magnitude 4.5 or larger
- 0M ≥ 4.5
Earthquakes within 100 km of Mexico City. Data from USGS, updated automatically. This is not a warning; official alerts come from national authorities. Times are shown in central Mexico time (UTC−6).
Earthquake risk in Mexico City
Hills, transition and lake bed
The building code divides the city into firm hill ground in the west, a transition zone, and the old lake bed of Texcoco with soft clays. On the lake bed shaking is amplified and lasts longer; in 2017 much of the damage was in transition and lake neighbourhoods such as Roma, Condesa and Del Valle.
Distant and nearby earthquakes
Coastal earthquakes in Guerrero and Oaxaca are more than 250 km away, so the alert can sound tens of seconds ahead. Intraslab earthquakes like the 2017 Puebla-Morelos quake (119 km) arrive much sooner, with little or no warning.
Major earthquakes
The earthquakes that hit Mexico City hardest since 1900, with their distance (USGS catalogue):
- 7.1Mww
Axochiapan (Puebla)
- Depth 48 km
- 119 km from Mexico City
- 7.6Mw
Guerrero
- Depth 38 km
- 264 km from Mexico City
- 8.0Mw
Lázaro Cárdenas (Michoacán)
- Depth 28 km
- 384 km from Mexico City
Visiting Mexico City
Many visitors stay in Roma and Condesa, which are on softer ground. When the alert sounds from street loudspeakers, follow the building’s evacuation route if you can leave before the shaking; otherwise move away from windows. Never use lifts.
The official report comes from Mexico’s National Seismological Service (SSN) at UNAM.
Frequently asked questions
When was the last earthquake in Mexico City?
The first panel shows the latest earthquake within 100 km of the city in the catalogue; coastal earthquakes felt in the city are usually farther away and appear on the Mexico page.
Why does Mexico City shake so much from distant earthquakes?
Soft lake-bed clays amplify and prolong the seismic waves.
Is the earthquake alert a prediction?
No. It detects an earthquake that has already started and warns before the waves reach the city.
Latest known event
Latest known event · America/Mexico_City
Sources and coverage
Source: USGS · GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 · Natural Earth
The location is the reported epicentre. Offshore context is separate from a position inside a country. Small-event coverage varies by region.
Historical context
The historical catalogue includes USGS M6+ from 1900, M4.5+ from 1970 and delivered events since the project began. It is not a complete record of all small earthquakes.
Mexico City · MX · America/Mexico_City · 12,294,193 · GeoNames 3530597