March 30, 1914 Earthquake: Chiapas, Mexico
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on March 30, 1914 at 00:41:00 UTC, 150 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 30, 1914
- Time
- 00:41:00 UTC
- Place
- Chiapas, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Focal depth
- 150 km (93 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.800° N, 92.200° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 1982, Chiapas, Mexico
- July 22, 1816, Soloma, Guatemala
- September 25, 1968, S Chiapas, Mexico-Guatemala
- February 5, 1954, Chiapas, Mexico
- December 17, 2015, Cocotitlan, Mexico
- September 23, 1902, Venustiano Carranza,chiapas,chis,tabasco, Mexico
- December 31, 1603, Oaxaca, Mixteca, Mexico
- February 3, 1986, Ixchiguan, San Marcos Province, Guatemala
- February 4, 1921, Mexico-Guatemala
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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 3001.