January 2, 1866 Earthquake: Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico
An earthquake struck Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico on January 2, 1866.
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
- January 2, 1866
- Place
- Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.000° N, 98.000° 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.
January 2, 1866, Destructor: Puebla y Veracruz. (reference #1195)
January 2, 1866, Mexico, Acatzingo, San Andres-Chalchicomula in Vera Cruz, Puebla, Oaxaca, Cordova, Orizaba, Tehuacan, Maltrata, 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.
- January 3, 1920, Patlanala, Cozautlan, Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico
- August 28, 1973, Veracruz, Mexico City
- September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
- October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 15, 1999, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero, Mexico
- July 19, 1882, Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- July 30, 1667, Puebla, Mexico
- February 10, 1928, Oaxaca,colima,puebla,guerrero,morelos, Mexico
- October 1, 1889, Morelos, Mexico
- 1538, Mexico City
- March 17, 1542, Mexico City
- March 10, 1727, Mexico City,oaxaca
- March 8, 1800, Mexico City,oaxaca
- August 25, 1611, Mexico City,jalisco
- October 18, 1837, Mexico City, Acapulco
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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 2101.