March 26, 1908 Earthquake: Guerrero, Mexico
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on March 26, 1908 at 23:03:30 UTC, 80 km below the surface.
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
- March 26, 1908
- Time
- 23:03:30 UTC
- Place
- Guerrero, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 8.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 80 km (50 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.000° N, 99.000° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- 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.
Reference #88 lists earthquake on March 26, 1908, 23:03:30 UTC, 18 N 99 W, depth 80 km, magnitude 8.1.
Reference #130 lists earthquake on March 26, 1908, 23:03.5 UTC, 18 N 99 W, depth 80 km, magnitude 7.8.
Reference #1195 lists destructive earthquake on March 26, 2908 in Guerrero.
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
- July 28, 1957, Acapulco,mexico City
- October 3, 1864, Puebla,veracruz,acultzingo,acatzingo, Mexico
- June 15, 1999, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero, 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 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 2833.