March 22, 1928 Earthquake: Oaxaca, Mexico
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on March 22, 1928 at 04:17 UTC, 60 km below the surface. 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
- March 22, 1928
- Time
- 04:17 UTC
- Place
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 15.670° N, 96.100° 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.
March 22, 1928, 04:17:00 UTC, 16.0 N, 96 W, shallow depth, magnitude 7.5. (reference #88)
March 22,1928. An earthquake of magnitude Ms 7.7 and
epicenter located at 15.67 N, and 96.10 W, was felt
at 04:18 local time in Oaxaca City, Juchitlan,
Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Tehuantepec. In
this last place, the earthquake was accompanied by
underground noises. Puerto Angel was flooded by the
sea. (reference #369)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 30, 1999, Oaxaca, Mexico
- May 11, 1870, Oaxaca,zanaguia,san Francisco Ozolotepec, Mexico
- August 2, 1968, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Mexico
- June 23, 2020, Oaxaca, Mexico
- November 29, 1978, Oaxaca, Mexico
- October 5, 1801, Oaxaca, Mexico
- August 23, 1965, Mexico City, Oaxaca
- September 23, 2017, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 17, 1928, Oaxaca, Mexico
- May 5, 1854, Veracruz,oaxaca, Mexico
- July 9, 1951, Miahiatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 30, 2010, San Andres Huaxpaltepec, Mexico
- February 3, 1998, Oaxaca, San Agustin, San Francisco, Mexico
- May 25, 2022, Oaxaca, Mexico
- January 15, 1931, Oaxaca, 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 3348.