September 10, 1993 Earthquake: Chiapas, Southwest, Mexico, Guatemala
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Chiapas, Southwest, Mexico, Guatemala on September 10, 1993 at 19:12:54 UTC, 34 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
- September 10, 1993
- Time
- 19:12:54 UTC
- Place
- Chiapas, Southwest, Mexico, Guatemala
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 34 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 14.717° N, 92.645° W
- Country
- Guatemala
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- 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.
One person killed, 3 injured and considerable damage in southwestern Guatemala. Rockslides blocked some roads in Guatemala. Some damage in part of Chiapas, Mexico. Felt strongly in southern Mexico and as far away as Mexico City. Felt in much of Central America. Two events about 2 seconds apart. Depth from broadband displacement seismograms, based on second event. (reference #1053)
VII: near coast of Chiapas (M). Damage in parts of Mexico and southwestern Guatemala. (reference #14066)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 19, 1902, Quezaltenango, San Marcos, 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
- June 14, 2017, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepequez, Mexico, Guatemala
- July 7, 2014, San Marcos, Mexico, Guatemala
- March 13, 1976, Guatemala
- February 16, 2022, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, Quezaltenango
- December 17, 2015, Cocotitlan, Mexico
- September 7, 2013, Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- February 1, 2019, San Marcos, Chiapas, Guatemala, Mexico
- December 14, 1935, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala, 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 5362.