Significant earthquakes of 1837

November 22, 1837 Earthquake: Guadalajara, Mexico

November 22, 1837 · M7.5

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guadalajara, Mexico on November 22, 1837.

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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.

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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.