January 16, 1902 Earthquake: Guerrero, Mexico
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on January 16, 1902 at 23:19:00 UTC. It killed 2 people.
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 16, 1902
- Time
- 23:19:00 UTC
- Place
- Guerrero, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.617° N, 99.717° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2 with its tsunami and other effects
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
1902, January 16. Destructive: Guerrero, 2 deaths, 2 injuries. (reference #1195)
1902, January 16. 17o37'N, 99o43'W. very intense in Guerrero. (reference #1234)
1902, January 16. Magnitude 7. Guerrero. (reference #1002)
1902, January 16, 23:19:00 UTC, 17.617 N 99.717 W, magnitude 7 (richter). (reference #13648)
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
- July 6, 1964, Guerrero, Mexico
- July 28, 1957, Acapulco,mexico City
- October 3, 1864, Puebla,veracruz,acultzingo,acatzingo, Mexico
- March 28, 1787, San Marcos, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 7, 1982, Guererro, Orziba, Oaxaca, Guadalupe, Mexico
- April 15, 1907, Guerrero, Mexico
- July 19, 1882, Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- March 14, 1979, Guerrero, Mexico
- February 22, 1943, Paricutin Volcano Forms, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 11, 1962, Southern Mexico
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 19, 1962, Southern Mexico
- September 8, 2021, Guerrero, 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 2608.