March 27, 1908 Earthquake: Guerrero, Mexico
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on March 27, 1908 at 03:45:30 UTC.
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 27, 1908
- Time
- 03:45:30 UTC
- Place
- Guerrero, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.000° N, 101.000° 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.
arch 27, 1908, 03:45.5 UTC, 17 N, 101 W, shallow depth, magnitude 7.5. (reference #88)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 6, 1964, Guerrero, Mexico
- October 3, 1864, Puebla,veracruz,acultzingo,acatzingo, Mexico
- April 15, 1907, Guerrero, Mexico
- February 22, 1943, Paricutin Volcano Forms, Guerrero, Mexico
- March 14, 1979, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 11, 1962, Southern Mexico
- September 8, 2021, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 19, 1962, Southern Mexico
- October 25, 1981, Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico
- April 25, 1989, Mexico City, Acapulco
- December 11, 2011, Guerrero, Mexico
- January 16, 1902, Guerrero, Mexico
- January 2, 2026, Guerrero, Mexico
- December 4, 1852, S. Mexico
- March 19, 1978, Acapulco, 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 2835.