Largest earthquakes in or near Mexico and Central America on record since 1900 - list, stats and map

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Since 1900, Mexico and Central America has had 135 quakes of magnitudes up to 8.1:

6 quakes above magnitude 8
129 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8

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Latest: Mag. 7.7 Earthquake 63 Km Al SUR De COALCOMAN, MICH -

Strongest: Mag. 8.1 Earthquake Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico -

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 7.3 or higher (135 quakes):

Largest earthquakes in or near Mexico and Central America on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Sep 19, 2022 01:05 pm (Mexico City)	7.7 15 km	63 Km Al SUR De COALCOMAN, MICH 1272 reports	Info
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 7, 2021 08:47 pm (Mexico City)	7.1 10 km	North Pacific Ocean, 8 km south of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico 405 reports	Info
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 23, 2020 10:29 am (Mexico City)	7.3 35 km	15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, Oaxaca, Mexico 469 reports	Info
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 28, 2020 02:10 pm (GMT -5)	7.7 15 km	123 km NNW of Lucea, Jamaica 948 reports	Info
Friday, February 16, 2018 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 16, 2018 05:39 pm (Mexico City)	7.0 10 km	Oaxaca, Mexico 276 reports	Info
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 9, 2018 08:51 pm (GMT -6)	7.5 10 km	North of Honduras 133 reports	Info
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 19, 2017 01:14 pm (Mexico City)	7.1 56 km	1.7 km south of Casa Blanca (Cuyotliapa), Puebla, Mexico 345 reports	Info
Friday, September 8, 2017 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 7, 2017 10:49 pm (GMT -6)	8.1 60 km	North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of Topon, Chiapas, Mexico 317 reports	Info
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 13, 2014 09:51 pm (GMT -6)	7.2 43 km	North Pacific Ocean, 66 km west of Jiquilillo, Chinandega, Nicaragua 88 reports	Info
Friday, April 18, 2014 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 18, 2014 08:27 am (Mexico City)	7.2 24 km	26 km southwest of La Laguna, Guerrero, Mexico 119 reports	Info
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 7, 2012 10:35 am (GMT -6)	7.4 24 km	North Pacific Ocean, 34 km south of Champerico, Retalhuleu, Guatemala 8 reports	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 10¹⁸ joules (4.5 x 10⁵ gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.9 x 10⁸ tons of TNT or 24230.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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