Earthquakes in Oaxaca, Mexico today – live map

This page summarizes earthquakes in Oaxaca (Mexico). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M3.3 earthquake near Santa María Chimalapa on 2026-11-13 09:00:38 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile ↓
Earthquakes (last 30 days)
26
Max magnitude (last 30 days)
M4.4
Avg magnitude (last 30 days)
M3.85
Avg depth (last 30 days)
81 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Oaxaca · M ≥ 3.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 143 event entries of M3.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 105 days.

Catalogue entries14305 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.7Santa María el Rincón ↗
Depth · median96.4 km143 events with valid depth
Last 30 days23Previous 30 days: 20

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 3.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20250
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 20250
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20250
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 202612
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 202626
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 20266
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 20268
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 202616
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 202614
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 202617
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 202618
September 202601 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 202623
October 2026 · Partial month01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 20263

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 143

M 3.0 – < 4.00
M 4.0 – < 5.0141
M 5.0 – < 6.02
M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

143 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km42
30 – < 70 km17
70 – < 300 km84
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days23
Previous 30 days20
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods14

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Oaxaca in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 05 Oct 2025 16:00 – 05 Oct 2026 16:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

3 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Oaxaca in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC139
  • USGS2
  • ISC2

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About Oaxaca

Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 are governed by the system of usos y costumbres with recognized local forms of self-governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Oaxaca recorded 175 earthquakes within Mexico. The average magnitude was M4.10. The strongest event reached M5.8.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Oaxaca is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in Mexico (rank #2 by count).

Considering the strongest recorded event in 2026, Oaxaca is among the Top 5 strongest regions in Mexico (rank #1 by max magnitude).

Located on the North America Plate.

Earthquakes in Oaxaca (last 30 days)

M3.3
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-11-13 · 09:00 UTC · 120 km
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M3.5
San Juan Bautista Guelache
2026-11-13 · 08:02 UTC · 66 km
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M2.7
Santa Cruz Itundujia
2026-11-12 · 09:54 UTC · 53 km
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M3.6
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-11-12 · 09:27 UTC · 121 km
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M3.1
San Miguel Chimalapa
2026-11-11 · 21:36 UTC · 108 km
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M3.7
Santa María Ozolotepec
2026-11-11 · 21:29 UTC · 26 km
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M3.4
San Mateo del Mar
2026-11-11 · 20:30 UTC · 54 km
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M3.2
Lázaro Cárdenas
2026-11-11 · 10:41 UTC · 109 km
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M4.3
El Naranjo
2026-11-11 · 08:05 UTC · 35 km
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M4.2
San Andrés Huaxpaltepec
2026-11-09 · 04:12 UTC · 13 km
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M4.0
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-11-04 · 07:52 UTC · 147 km
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M4.0
Arroyo Seco
2026-11-02 · 18:39 UTC · 10 km
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M4.4
San José Estancia Grande
2026-11-01 · 06:58 UTC · 21 km
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M4.0
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-10-31 · 09:21 UTC · 109 km
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M3.3
Matías Romero Avendaño
2026-10-30 · 11:00 UTC · 120 km
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M4.0
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-10-29 · 22:35 UTC · 134 km
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M4.0
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-10-29 · 17:48 UTC · 131 km
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M3.9
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-10-27 · 10:24 UTC · 124 km
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M3.6
San Pedro Huamelula
2026-10-27 · 09:56 UTC · 37 km
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M4.0
Ocotlán de Morelos
2026-10-26 · 09:01 UTC · 54 km
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M4.0
El Barrio de la Soledad
2026-10-25 · 23:42 UTC · 111 km
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M4.0
Tututepec
2026-10-23 · 03:54 UTC · 14 km
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M4.0
Chacahua
2026-10-18 · 14:39 UTC · 13 km
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M4.1
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-10-18 · 09:17 UTC · 131 km
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M4.0
Santa María Chimalapa
2026-10-16 · 17:58 UTC · 143 km
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M4.1
Rancho Juárez
2026-10-15 · 21:55 UTC · 104 km
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