April 16, 1928 Earthquake: Oaxaca, Mexico
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on April 16, 1928 at 21:26:15 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
- April 16, 1928
- Time
- 21:26:15 UTC
- Place
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.750° N, 97.100° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
April 16, 1928, Oaxaca, magnitude 7.7. (reference #1002)
April 16, 1928, 21:26:15 UTC, 17.75 N, 97.1 W, magnitude 7.75, damage in the epicentral zone. (reference #1234)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 3, 1920, Patlanala, Cozautlan, Puebla, Veracruz, Mexico
- August 28, 1973, Veracruz, Mexico City
- September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
- October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
- September 30, 1999, Oaxaca, Mexico
- July 26, 1937, Esperanza, Veracruz, Central, Puebla, Mexico
- June 15, 1999, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero, Mexico
- August 2, 1968, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Mexico
- February 16, 2018, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 7, 1982, Guererro, Orziba, Oaxaca, Guadalupe, Mexico
- July 19, 1882, Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- May 5, 1854, Veracruz,oaxaca, Mexico
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- June 17, 1928, Oaxaca, Mexico
- September 14, 1995, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City
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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 3361.