March 31, 1818 Earthquake: Mexico
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mexico on March 31, 1818.
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
- March 31, 1818
- Place
- Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.100° N, 103.600° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1143 lists 1818 March 31, 19.1 N 103.6 W, magnitude 7.5 Ms. HOWEVER, this is likely referring to the 1818 May 31 event listed by references #1002, #1055, #1195, #13024
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 19, 1985, Mexico City, Michoacan
- March 25, 1806, Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico
- May 31, 1818, Morelos-Guerrero,mexico City,guadalajara
- June 3, 1932, Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
- April 15, 1941, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico
- June 22, 1932, Central, Mexico
- December 27, 1568, Cocula,jalisco, Mexico
- October 2, 1847, Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico
- January 30, 1973, S, Farias, Tecoman, Mexico
- October 9, 1995, Jalisco, Manzanillo, San Patricio Melaque, Mexico
- January 22, 2003, Villa DE Alvarez, Colima, Tecoman, Jalisco, Mexico
- February 11, 1875, San Cristobal DE LA Barranca, Mexico
- September 22, 2022, Mexico City, Michoacan
- October 25, 1981, Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico
- September 19, 2022, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, 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 1629.