May 25, 2022 Earthquake: Oaxaca, Mexico
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on May 25, 2022 at 21:43:01 UTC, 34 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- May 25, 2022
- Time
- 21:43:01 UTC
- Place
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 34 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 16.169° N, 95.958° W
- Country
- Mexico
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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 building damaged and a fire occurred at a refinery in Salina Cruz. Xadani, Oaxaca, Mexico - CDI: 5; Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico - CDI: 4; Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico - CDI: 4; Santa Lucía del Camino, Oaxaca, Mexico - CDI: 4; Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
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
- 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
- July 29, 2014, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 30, 2010, San Andres Huaxpaltepec, Mexico
- February 3, 1998, Oaxaca, San Agustin, San Francisco, Mexico
- March 22, 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 10629.