October 5, 1801 Earthquake: Oaxaca, Mexico
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on October 5, 1801. It killed 7 people.
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
- October 5, 1801
- Place
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.200° N, 96.100° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- 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.
1801 Oct 05. Destructive in Oaxaca, 80 injured, 7 dead. (reference #1195)
1801 Oct 05. 16.2 N 96.1 W. (reference #13079)
1801 Oct 05. Oaxaca, 7 dead (reference #1002)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 1999, Oaxaca, Mexico
- May 11, 1870, Oaxaca,zanaguia,san Francisco Ozolotepec, Mexico
- August 2, 1968, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Mexico
- June 23, 2020, Oaxaca, Mexico
- November 29, 1978, Oaxaca, Mexico
- August 23, 1965, Mexico City, Oaxaca
- September 23, 2017, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 17, 1928, Oaxaca, Mexico
- May 5, 1854, Veracruz,oaxaca, Mexico
- July 9, 1951, Miahiatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
- July 29, 2014, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 30, 2010, San Andres Huaxpaltepec, Mexico
- May 25, 2022, Oaxaca, Mexico
- February 3, 1998, Oaxaca, San Agustin, San Francisco, Mexico
- March 27, 1872, Oaxaca,mexico City
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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 1554.