May 25, 2022 Tsunami: S. Mexico
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake began at S. Mexico on May 25, 2022 at 21:43:01 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.24 meters. Its effects were recorded at 4 places.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- May 25, 2022, 21:43:01 UTC
- Source
- S. Mexico
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 5.5, 34 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.24 m (0.8 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 4
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Probable tsunami
- Source location
- 16.169° N, 95.958° W
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million) with the earthquake or eruption that caused it
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 #13242 reports sea level disturbances associated with a tsunami at the tide stations of Puerto Angel, Huatulco, Salina Cruz y Puerto Chiapas. A maximum of 47 cm was recorded at Puerto Chiapas.
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huatulco | Mexico | 47 | 0.05 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 25, 21:44 | ||
| Puerto Angel | Mexico | 79 | 0.1 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 25, 21:51 | ||
| Salina Cruz | Mexico | 81 | 0.11 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 25, 21:44 | ||
| Puerto Chiapas | Mexico | 414 | 0.24 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 25, 21:47 |
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups 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 tsunami event 5850.