December 14, 1935 Earthquake: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala, Mexico
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala, Mexico on December 14, 1935 at 22:05:26 UTC, 35 km below the surface.
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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
- December 14, 1935
- Time
- 22:05:26 UTC
- Place
- Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 7.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.688° N, 92.438° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
1935 Dec 14. Destructive: Tuxtla Gutierrez, very strong in Guerrero and Mexico, D. F. (reference #1195)
1935 Dec 14. VI+: San Marcos to Quezaltenango(G). some walls fell. (reference #14066)
1935-12-14 22:05:26.22 UTC, 14.688 N 92.438 W, magnitude 7.31 Mw (reference #10476, v.11)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 26, 1917, Guatemala City
- April 19, 1902, Quezaltenango, San Marcos, Guatemala
- June 3, 1773, St. Jago, Guatemala
- September 3, 1874, Antigua,chimaltenango,amatitlan, Guatemala
- July 29, 1773, Antigua, Guatemala
- September 8, 2017, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, Guatemala, Mexico
- November 7, 2012, San Marcos, San Cristobal Cochu, Guatemala
- September 18, 1991, Guatemala City, Pachuta, Solola
- July 22, 1816, Soloma, Guatemala
- September 25, 1968, S Chiapas, Mexico-Guatemala
- July 29, 1978, Patzun, Guatemala
- July 8, 2025, Guatemala City, Escuintla, Sacatepequez
- June 14, 2017, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepequez, Mexico, Guatemala
- July 7, 2014, San Marcos, Mexico, Guatemala
- March 13, 1976, 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 3564.