October 1, 1889 Earthquake: Morelos, Mexico
An earthquake struck Morelos, Mexico on October 1, 1889.
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
- October 1, 1889
- Place
- Morelos, Mexico
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.800° N, 99.000° 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
- October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
- November 19, 1912, Central, Acambay, Tixmadeje, Mexico
- July 6, 1964, Guerrero, Mexico
- June 15, 1999, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero, Mexico
- October 3, 1864, Puebla,veracruz,acultzingo,acatzingo, Mexico
- July 19, 1882, Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- May 11, 1962, Southern Mexico
- May 19, 1962, Southern Mexico
- December 11, 2011, Guerrero, Mexico
- January 16, 1902, Guerrero, Mexico
- 1538, Mexico City
- March 17, 1542, Mexico City
- March 10, 1727, Mexico City,oaxaca
- March 8, 1800, Mexico City,oaxaca
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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 2396.