November 19, 1912 Earthquake: Central, Acambay, Tixmadeje, Mexico
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Central, Acambay, Tixmadeje, Mexico on November 19, 1912 at 13:55:03 UTC. It killed 202 people.
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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
- November 19, 1912
- Time
- 13:55:03 UTC
- Place
- Central, Acambay, Tixmadeje, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 6.7 (Mw)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.561° N, 99.884° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Deaths
- 202
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
1912 Nov 19, 13:55:03.66 UTC, magnitude 6.73 Mw (reference #10476, v.10)
1912 Nov 19, 13:55:00 UTC, magnitude 6.9 MB (reference #9910)
Reference #13997 states impacts to the State of Mexico including intense landslides and 202 deaths.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
- July 6, 1964, Guerrero, Mexico
- December 11, 2011, Guerrero, Mexico
- September 19, 1912, Acambay-Tixmadeje, Mexico
- January 13, 1854, Tlapujahua, Mexico
- October 18, 1837, Mexico City, Acapulco
- August 25, 1611, Mexico City,jalisco
- 1538, Mexico City
- March 17, 1542, Mexico City
- March 10, 1727, Mexico City,oaxaca
- March 8, 1800, Mexico City,oaxaca
- June 19, 1858, Mexico City
- October 1, 1889, Morelos, Mexico
- July 14, 1934, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Mexico
- June 28, 1938, Teloloapan, 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 2966.