September 14, 1995 Earthquake: Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City on September 14, 1995 at 14:04:31 UTC, 23 km below the surface. It killed 3 people.
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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 14, 1995
- Time
- 14:04:31 UTC
- Place
- Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico City
- Magnitude
- 7.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 23 km (14 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 16.779° N, 98.597° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 100
- 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.
Three people killed, nearly 100 injured, 500 homeless and extensive damage in Guerrero. Several people injured, 400 homeless and considerable damage in Oaxaca. Some minor damage in Puebla and at Mexico City. Felt strongly along the Pacific coast of Mexico from Michoacan to Chiapas. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
- October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
- July 28, 1957, Acapulco,mexico City
- September 30, 1999, Oaxaca, Mexico
- October 3, 1864, Puebla,veracruz,acultzingo,acatzingo, Mexico
- August 2, 1968, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Mexico
- February 16, 2018, Oaxaca, Mexico
- March 28, 1787, San Marcos, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 7, 1982, Guererro, Orziba, Oaxaca, Guadalupe, Mexico
- April 15, 1907, Guerrero, Mexico
- July 19, 1882, Puebla,huahuapan,huamuxtitlan,xalpatlahuac, Mexico
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- May 5, 1854, Veracruz,oaxaca, Mexico
- May 11, 1962, Southern Mexico
- June 17, 1928, Oaxaca, 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 5418.