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Largest earthquakes in or near La Placita de Morelos, Michoacan, Mexico, on record since 1900 - list, stats and map

Updated: May 5, 2023 18:55 GMT -
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Quakes since 1900:

  • 3 quakes above magnitude 8
  • 10 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8
  • 18 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
  • 84 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
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Showing quakes since 1900, magnitude 5 or higher (115 quakes):
Date and timeMag
Depth
Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Sep 23, 2022 1:25 pm (GMT -5) (Sep 23, 2022 18:25 GMT)
5.2

10 km
129 km (80 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 63 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico 22 reportsMore
Sep 22, 2022 1:16 am (GMT -5) (Sep 22, 2022 06:16 GMT)
6.9

12 km
174 km (108 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 149 km southeast of Colima, Mexico More
Sep 20, 2022 2:04 pm (GMT -5) (Sep 20, 2022 19:04 GMT)
5.4

16 km
158 km (98 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 133 km southeast of Colima, Mexico 31 reportsMore
Sep 20, 2022 3:17 am (GMT -5) (Sep 20, 2022 08:17 GMT)
5.8

13 km
139 km (86 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Sep 19, 2022 2:30 pm (GMT -5) (Sep 19, 2022 19:30 GMT)
5.3

6 km
121 km (75 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 52 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico 25 reportsMore
Sep 19, 2022 1:05 pm (GMT -5) (Sep 19, 2022 18:05 GMT)
7.7

15 km
148 km (92 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 99 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
2021-07-29 18:04:42 (Hora de México) (Jul 29, 2021 23:04 GMT)
5.1

23 km
25 km (16 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 51 km west of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico 5 reportsMore
2021-05-10 23:37:11 (Hora de México) (May 11, 2021 04:37 GMT)
5.0

64 km
23 km (14 mi)62 km southwest of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico 34 reportsMore
Apr 29, 2021 6:06 am (GMT -5) (Apr 29, 2021 11:06 GMT)
5.1

35 km
218 km (135 mi)88 km south of Nueva Italia de Ruiz, Mugica, Michoacan, Mexico 65 reportsMore
Jul 17, 2018 08:54 GMT
5.1

28 km
113 km (70 mi)3.3 km west of El Coyul, Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico 12 reportsMore
Jun 30, 2018 03:56 GMT
5.5

10 km
147 km (91 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 29 km west of Melaque, Cihuatlan, Jalisco, Mexico 71 reportsMore
Feb 9, 2018 14:05 GMT
5.5

26 km
111 km (69 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 24 km west of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico 37 reportsMore
Oct 23, 2016 22:59 GMT
5.5

10 km
97 km (60 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 28 km west of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico 25 reportsMore
Jun 7, 2016 10:58 GMT
5.4

10 km
187 km (116 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 95 km southwest of El Naranjo, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico 2 reportsMore
Nov 27, 2014 12:31 GMT
5.0

29 km
151 km (94 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 79 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico 1 reportMore
Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:16 (America/Mexico_City) (Apr 22, 2013 01:16 GMT)
5.9

29 km
182 km (113 mi)Guerrero, 21 km northeast of Las Guacamayas, Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico 10 reportsMore
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:23 (America/Mazatlan) (Feb 20, 2013 21:23 GMT)
5.8

16 km
78 km (48 mi)North Pacific Ocean, 31 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico 3 reportsMore
Apr 11, 2012 22:55 GMT
6.5

20 km
24 km east of La Higuera, Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico More
Dec 12, 2009 17:05 GMT
5.2

35 km
26 km west of Melaque, Cihuatlan, Jalisco, Mexico More
Dec 8, 2009 19:34 GMT
5.1

40 km
22 km west of Melaque, Cihuatlan, Jalisco, Mexico More
Dec 8, 2009 18:24 GMT
5.0

28 km
12 km west of La Manzanilla, La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico More
Oct 22, 2009 08:51 GMT
5.0

53 km
30 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Apr 11, 2009 09:22 GMT
5.1

30 km
Guerrero, 24 km north of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
May 31, 2007 10:11 GMT
5.1

11 km
40 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Apr 13, 2007 14:42 GMT
5.0

10 km
59 km west of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Nov 19, 2006 06:59 GMT
5.5

18 km
74 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Aug 13, 2006 15:14 GMT
5.3

21 km
Michoacan, 66 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Jul 31, 2006 18:25 GMT
5.3

10 km
33 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Feb 28, 2005 01:05 GMT
5.6

10 km
47 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
May 21, 2004 04:10 GMT
5.2

53 km
71 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Mar 13, 2004 14:02 GMT
5.1

30 km
110 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Feb 6, 2004 19:11 GMT
5.1

28 km
Arteaga, 65 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Feb 17, 2003 04:42 GMT
5.3

33 km
47 km west of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 22, 2003 20:15 GMT
5.5

10 km
44 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 22, 2003 19:41 GMT
5.9

10 km
33 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 22, 2003 02:28 GMT
5.1

10 km
82 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 22, 2003 02:06 GMT
7.6

24 km
29 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Nov 5, 2002 14:05 GMT
5.3

10 km
La Huerta, 23 km west of Cihuatlan, Jalisco, Mexico More
Jun 16, 2001 03:46 GMT
5.3

29 km
48 km west of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
May 20, 2001 04:21 GMT
6.3

33 km
35 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
May 8, 2001 05:15 GMT
5.5

33 km
34 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Apr 29, 2001 21:26 GMT
6.2

10 km
47 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Dec 9, 2000 17:01 GMT
5.3

33 km
147 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Dec 1, 2000 14:07 GMT
5.4

33 km
29 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Aug 9, 2000 11:41 GMT
6.5

46 km
37 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Apr 11, 2000 18:35 GMT
5.2

79 km
Arteaga, 49 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Mar 7, 2000 04:32 GMT
5.4

10 km
15 km east of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Aug 15, 1999 04:11 GMT
5.3

86 km
Tecalitlan, 77 km southeast of Cd. Guzman, Zapotlan El Grande, Jalisco, Mexico More
Apr 23, 1999 08:58 GMT
5.4

33 km
142 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 27, 1997 16:47 GMT
5.0

26 km
55 km west of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jan 16, 1997 21:41 GMT
5.5

28 km
50 km west of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jan 11, 1997 20:28 GMT
7.2

33 km
Arteaga, 63 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
May 9, 1996 21:54 GMT
5.3

33 km
13 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 25, 1996 12:45 GMT
5.5

77 km
69 km south of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico More
Oct 18, 1995 23:02 GMT
5.5

20 km
69 km west of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 16, 1995 18:18 GMT
5.0

33 km
20 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 12, 1995 16:52 GMT
6.0

16 km
19 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 10, 1995 00:06 GMT
5.1

33 km
19 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 9, 1995 15:35 GMT
8.0

33 km
16 km southeast of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 6, 1995 05:13 GMT
5.8

33 km
26 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Mar 20, 1993 17:41 GMT
5.1

59 km
Michoacan, 63 km east of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Sep 29, 1992 19:15 GMT
5.3

95 km
Tecalitlan, 39 km southeast of Cd. Guzman, Zapotlan El Grande, Jalisco, Mexico More
May 22, 1991 00:57 GMT
5.0

45 km
Michoacan, 99 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 29, 1990 02:41 GMT
5.4

39 km
Arteaga, 48 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Dec 8, 1989 02:26 GMT
5.5

67 km
14 km northwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Sep 14, 1988 20:36 GMT
5.1

80 km
Arteaga, 63 km south of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jan 19, 1988 16:00 GMT
5.3

78 km
Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, Michoacan, 89 km east of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Sep 27, 1987 08:30 GMT
5.3

33 km
84 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Aug 25, 1987 18:08 GMT
5.0

33 km
33 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
May 5, 1986 05:46 GMT
5.9

38 km
Arteaga, 50 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Apr 30, 1986 07:07 GMT
7.0

27 km
Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, 93 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico More
Oct 29, 1985 15:02 GMT
5.9

39 km
40 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Sep 25, 1985 07:43 GMT
5.7

30 km
61 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Sep 19, 1985 13:17 GMT
8.0

28 km
41 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Feb 10, 1985 21:37 GMT
5.0

89 km
Aguililla, 69 km southwest of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico More
Dec 8, 1983 10:21 GMT
5.5

68 km
Tumbiscatio, 65 km south of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico More
Mar 11, 1983 03:05 GMT
5.0

33 km
5.3 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 25, 1981 03:35 GMT
5.2

33 km
58 km southwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Oct 25, 1981 03:22 GMT
7.3

33 km
Isla La Palma, Guerrero, 17 km northeast of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Oct 2, 1981 23:00 GMT
5.2

58 km
123 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Mar 9, 1981 22:38 GMT
5.7

56 km
10 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 6, 1979 11:51 GMT
5.2

32 km
68 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Sep 29, 1978 16:21 GMT
5.5

96 km
Tumbiscatio, 54 km south of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico More
Apr 25, 1978 12:56 GMT
5.1

64 km
19 km northwest of Colima, Mexico More
Jul 17, 1976 09:02 GMT
5.2

67 km
Cihuatlan, Jalisco, 42 km northwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Apr 13, 1976 20:17 GMT
5.3

33 km
80 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Nov 15, 1975 15:28 GMT
5.9

33 km
29 km north of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jun 30, 1975 22:58 GMT
5.1

27 km
Arteaga, 66 km northwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jan 26, 1974 05:35 GMT
6.1

33 km
Aquila, Michoacan, 62 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 19, 1973 00:49 GMT
5.0

33 km
Jalisco, 65 km west of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Oct 18, 1973 10:49 GMT
6.0

45 km
Jalisco, 73 km northwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jul 29, 1973 16:16 GMT
5.1

130 km
15 km south of Cd. Guzman, Zapotlan El Grande, Jalisco, Mexico More
May 10, 1973 17:50 GMT
5.0

33 km
45 km west of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Feb 10, 1973 11:53 GMT
5.6

33 km
Chinicuila, Michoacan, 45 km southeast of Colima, Mexico More
Jan 30, 1973 21:01 GMT
7.5

43 km
95 km southwest of Apatzingan, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jan 22, 1973 00:49 GMT
5.0

33 km
84 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jan 22, 1973 00:37 GMT
6.1

33 km
87 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jun 23, 1969 07:08 GMT
5.7

20 km
105 km southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Aug 14, 1968 08:38 GMT
6.0

20 km
5.6 km southwest of Chocola, Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico More
Apr 26, 1968 17:47 GMT
6.1

30 km
1.6 km east of El Duin, Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico More
Apr 11, 1966 17:17 GMT
5.7

30 km
10.6 km northwest of Los Llanos del Bejuco (El Bejuco), Mexico More
Mar 21, 1964 15:08 GMT
5.9

35 km
3.5 km east of Motin del Oro, Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jun 4, 1960 02:27 GMT
5.6

50 km
1.2 km north of Plazola, La Huerta, Jalisco, Mexico More
Apr 15, 1941 19:09 GMT
7.6

30 km
3.8 km west of Varaloso, Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, Michoacan, Mexico More
Jun 29, 1935 06:48 GMT
6.8

25 km
10.9 km south of Boca de Apiza, Coahuayana, Mexico More
Dec 14, 1933 07:16 GMT
6.3

30 km
Chinicuila, Michoacan, 53 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Dec 13, 1933 21:23 GMT
6.6

20 km
59 km south of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jul 10, 1933 03:22 GMT
6.4

15 km
77 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Dec 7, 1932 16:22 GMT
6.6

15 km
65 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Jul 25, 1932 09:12 GMT
6.8

20 km
13 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Jun 22, 1932 12:59 GMT
7.7

25 km
Jalisco, 31 km northeast of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico More
Jun 18, 1932 10:12 GMT
7.8

15 km
Arandas, Jalisco, 25 km northwest of Ciudad de Villa de Alvarez, Colima, Mexico More
Jun 3, 1932 10:36 GMT
8.1

15 km
1 km northwest of Jiquilpan, San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico More
May 1, 1921 05:39 GMT
6.4

15 km
55 km southwest of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico More
Jun 7, 1911 11:02 GMT
7.6

30 km
6.8 km west of Tumbiscatio de Ruiz, Michoacan, Mexico More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.7 x 1017 joules (1 x 105 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8.8 x 107 tons of TNT or 5519.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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La Placita de Morelos Earthquake FAQ

When was the latest earthquake in La Placita de Morelos?

The last earthquake in La Placita de Morelos occurred 37 weeks ago: Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 63 km south of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico, on Friday, Sep 23, 2022 at 1:25 pm (GMT -5).

How many quakes were there in La Placita de Morelos since 1900?

Since 1900, La Placita de Morelos, Michoacan, Mexico had 115 quakes up to magnitude 8.1.

What was the strongest quake in La Placita de Morelos since 1900?

The strongest earthquake in La Placita de Morelos since 1900 occurred 91 years ago: Major magnitude 8.1 earthquake - 1 km northwest of Jiquilpan, San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday, June 3, 1932 at 10:36 GMT.

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