November 30, 1934 Earthquake: Jalisco, Mexico
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Jalisco, Mexico on November 30, 1934 at 02:05:10 UTC, 5 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
- November 30, 1934
- Time
- 02:05:10 UTC
- Place
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 5 km (3 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 18.500° N, 105.500° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
Reference #130 lists earthquake on November 30, 1934 at 02:05:10 UTC, 18.5 N, 105.5 W, magnitude 7.0, depth 5 km.
Reference #2604 lists earthquake on November 30, 1934 at 02:05 UTC, 18.5 N, 105.5 W, magnitude 7.0.
Reference #1195 lists earthquake on November 30, 1934 causing damage in Jalisco, Mexico.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 31, 1818, Morelos-Guerrero,mexico City,guadalajara
- March 25, 1806, Jalisco,oaxaca,michoacan, Mexico
- June 22, 1932, Central, Mexico
- October 9, 1995, Jalisco, Manzanillo, San Patricio Melaque, Mexico
- January 22, 2003, Villa DE Alvarez, Colima, Tecoman, Jalisco, Mexico
- February 20, 1933, Colima, Mexico
- March 9, 1875, Guadalajara, Mexico City
- November 16, 1925, S. Mexico
- November 22, 1837, Guadalajara, Mexico
- February 24, 1875, S. Mexico
- January 20, 1900, Mexico
- May 16, 1900, Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
- November 14, 1573, Colima, Mexico
- July 14, 1739, Colima, Mexico
- March 2, 1896, Colima, 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 3537.