February 3, 1998 Earthquake: Oaxaca, San Agustin, San Francisco, Mexico
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Oaxaca, San Agustin, San Francisco, Mexico on February 3, 1998 at 03:02:00 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
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
- February 3, 1998
- Time
- 03:02:00 UTC
- Place
- Oaxaca, San Agustin, San Francisco, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.883° N, 96.298° 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.
1998, Feb 3. Moderate damage at San Agustin, San Francisco and Santa Maria Huatulco. Minor damage at Bahias de Huatulco, Oaxaca City, Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido. Landslides occurred on the highway between San Pedro Pochulta and Santa Maria Tonameca. Felt in much of southern Mexico, including Mexico City. (reference #1053)
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
- 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
- July 9, 1951, Miahiatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 30, 2010, San Andres Huaxpaltepec, Mexico
- March 22, 1928, Oaxaca, Mexico
- May 25, 2022, 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 5484.