1523 Earthquake: Veracruz, Mexico
An earthquake struck Veracruz, Mexico in 1523.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1523
- Place
- Veracruz, Mexico
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.200° N, 96.400° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1523, destructive in Veracruz. (reference #1195)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 3, 1920, Patlanala, Cozautlan, Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico
- August 28, 1973, Veracruz, Mexico City
- July 26, 1937, Esperanza, Veracruz, Central, Puebla, Mexico
- June 15, 1999, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero, Mexico
- July 29, 2014, Oaxaca, Mexico
- January 30, 2002, San Andres Tuxtla, Tuxtepec, Veracruz, Mexico
- January 2, 1866, Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico
- July 30, 1667, Puebla, Mexico
- April 16, 1928, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 697.