July 16, 1903 Earthquake: Acapulco, Mexico
An earthquake struck Acapulco, Mexico on July 16, 1903. It caused a tsunami.
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
- July 16, 1903
- Place
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 16.700° N, 99.200° 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.
July 16, 1903. There were very strong shocks at Acapulco,
Tulancingo, and Mescala. There was also a seaquake. (reference #415)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
- July 28, 1957, Acapulco,mexico City
- October 3, 1864, Puebla,veracruz,acultzingo,acatzingo, 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
- April 15, 1907, Guerrero, Mexico
- July 19, 1882, Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- May 11, 1962, Southern Mexico
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 5, 1854, Veracruz,oaxaca, Mexico
- April 25, 1989, Mexico City, Acapulco
- May 19, 1962, Southern Mexico
- September 14, 1995, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City
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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 6238.