July 19, 1882 Earthquake: Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico on July 19, 1882. It killed 7 people.
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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
- July 19, 1882
- Place
- Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.700° N, 98.200° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 10
- 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.
July 19, 1882. Destructive: Puebla, 3 injuries; Huajuapan, 1 death, 2 injuries, great destrution; Atlamajalcingo del Rio and Metzatlaco (in Tlaps), 3 injuries; Huamuxtitlan, 2 deaths, 2 injuries; Xalpatlahuac, 1 death; Xochihuehuetla, 3 deaths; felt strongly in the states of Vera Cruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero (also destruction in all these states and federal district. (reference #1195)
July 19, 1882. Mexico, Puebla, Oaxaca, vera Cruz, Morelos, Jalisco, tehuantepec. Intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)I (reference #1055)
July 19, 1882. The village of Puebla, Mexico, damage. (reference #1908)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 28, 1973, Veracruz, Mexico City
- September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
- October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
- July 28, 1957, Acapulco,mexico City
- June 15, 1999, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero, Mexico
- August 2, 1968, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Mexico
- February 16, 2018, Oaxaca, Mexico
- March 28, 1787, San Marcos, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 7, 1982, Guererro, Orziba, Oaxaca, Guadalupe, Mexico
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 11, 1962, Southern Mexico
- May 5, 1854, Veracruz,oaxaca, Mexico
- September 14, 1995, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City
- May 19, 1962, Southern Mexico
- April 25, 1989, 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 2312.