July 9, 1951 Earthquake: Miahiatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Miahiatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 9, 1951 at 00:03:53 UTC, 25 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- July 9, 1951
- Time
- 00:03:53 UTC
- Place
- Miahiatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.990° N, 96.605° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- 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.
Reference #1234 lists 00:03:53 UTC. One death and light damages in Miahuatlan, Oax. Felt in central and southeast Mexico. Magnitude 6.2 (reference #1234)
1951 July 09, 00:03:53.49 UTC, 15.99 N 96.605 W, 5.98 Mw, depth 25. (reference #10476, version 9.0)
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
- February 16, 2018, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 23, 2020, Oaxaca, Mexico
- November 29, 1978, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 7, 1982, Guererro, Orziba, Oaxaca, Guadalupe, 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
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- March 20, 2012, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 30, 2010, San Andres Huaxpaltepec, 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 3973.