November 22, 1837 Earthquake: Guadalajara, Mexico
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guadalajara, Mexico on November 22, 1837.
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
- November 22, 1837
- Place
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 20.000° N, 105.000° 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.
November 22, 1837, 20 N, 105 W, magnitude 7.5
(reference #1143)
November 22, 1837, Mexico, Acapulco (Mexico), Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Vera Cruz, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Michoacan, Jalisco, Colima, Guerrero, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts.
(reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 31, 1818, Morelos-Guerrero,mexico City,guadalajara
- March 25, 1806, Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico
- June 3, 1932, Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
- June 22, 1932, Central, Mexico
- December 27, 1568, Cocula,jalisco, 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
- February 24, 1875, S. Mexico
- January 20, 1900, Mexico
- May 16, 1900, Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
- March 9, 1875, Guadalajara, Mexico City
- April 30, 1921, Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
- November 14, 1573, Colima, Mexico
- July 14, 1739, Colima, 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 1803.