M7.7 earthquake 12 km NNE of La Central, Mexico
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of La Central, Mexico on Wed, Jun 22, 1932, 6:59 AM GMT-6 (12:59 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1932-06-22 12:59:30 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.242° N, 104.383° W
- Region
- Mexico
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 3497), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 75 with its tsunami and other effects
- Injuries
- 100 with its tsunami and other effects
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 400
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 32.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 7.87 km E of Los Tepames, Mexico · 34433 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.863 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico · 34443 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 6.012 km SE of Barra de Navidad, Mexico · 34446 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
- 8.11932 Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake · 34448 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem906247. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC.