97Tsunamis
Tsunamis in Mexico
Tsunamis that reached the coasts in Mexico: 97 events and 369 recorded places; the highest wave 25 m; 91 deaths on these coasts.
97Tsunamis
369Places the wave reached
25 mHighest wave
91Deaths
Where it started and where the wave arrived
< 0,5 m0,5–2 m2–5 m5–10 m≥ 10 m
Every tsunami
| Date | Cause | Places the wave reached | Highest wave | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2026off Mexico | earthquake | 4 | 0.3 m | |
| 2 January 2026Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 24 November 2025off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 26 August 2025Pacific Ocean | weather (meteotsunami) | 7 | 0.5 m | |
| 29 July 2025off Russia | earthquake | 16 | 0.8 m | |
| 8 February 2025off Honduras | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 19 September 2022Mexico | earthquake | 7 | 0.8 m | |
| 22 September 2022Mexico | earthquake | 3 | 0.1 m | |
| 25 May 2022Mexico | earthquake | 4 | 0.2 m | |
| 15 January 2022off Tonga | volcanic eruption | 24 | 1 m | |
| 8 September 2021Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.5 m | |
| 14 August 2021Haiti | earthquake | 2 | 0.1 m | |
| 4 March 2021off New Zealand | earthquake | 8 | 0.2 m | |
| 23 June 2020Mexico | earthquake | 8 | 1.6 m | |
| 28 January 2020off Cayman Islands | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 10 January 2018off Honduras | earthquake | 3 | 0.1 m | |
| 8 September 2017off Mexico | earthquake | 20 | 2.7 m | |
| 16 September 2015off Chile | earthquake | 15 | 0.4 m | |
| 18 April 2014Mexico | earthquake | 3 | 0.4 m | |
| 1 April 2014off Chile | earthquake | 7 | 0.2 m | |
| 22 April 2013Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 6 February 2013off Solomon Islands | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 7 November 2012off Guatemala | earthquake | 3 | 0.4 m | |
| 20 March 2012Mexico | earthquake | 2 | 0.2 m | |
| 11 March 2011off Japan | earthquake | 12 | 1.7 m | |
| 27 February 2010off Chile | earthquake | 9 | 0.7 m | |
| 7 October 2009off Vanuatu | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 29 September 2009off Samoa | earthquake | 3 | 0.6 m | |
| 15 August 2007off Peru | earthquake | 2 | 0.2 m | |
| 15 November 2006off Russia | earthquake | 1 | 0.6 m | |
| 3 May 2006off Tonga | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 26 December 2004off Indonesia | earthquake | 3 | 0.5 m | |
| 22 January 2003off Mexico | earthquake | 3 | 0.6 m | |
| 18 April 2002off Mexico | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 23 June 2001off Peru | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 21 February 1996off Peru | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 9 October 1995Mexico | earthquake | 25 | 10.9 m | 1 |
| 14 September 1995Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 30 July 1995Chile | earthquake | 2 | 0.1 m | |
| 2 September 1992off Nicaragua | earthquake | 2 | 0.2 m | |
| 5 March 1987Chile | earthquake | 1 | 0 m | |
| 19 September 1985Mexico | earthquake | 9 | 3 m | |
| 21 September 1985Mexico | earthquake | 2 | 1.2 m | |
| 25 October 1981Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 12 December 1979off Colombia | earthquake | 2 | 0.3 m | |
| 14 March 1979Mexico | earthquake | 2 | 1.3 m | |
| 29 November 1978Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 1.5 m | |
| 14 January 1976off New Zealand | earthquake | 5 | 0.2 m | |
| 29 November 1975United States | earthquake and landslide | 8 | 0.5 m | |
| 30 January 1973Mexico | earthquake | 5 | 1.1 m | |
| 2 August 1968Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 16 May 1968off Japan | earthquake | 5 | 0.4 m | |
| 17 October 1966off Peru | earthquake | 1 | 0.2 m | |
| 23 August 1965Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.4 m | |
| 4 February 1965off the United States | earthquake | 4 | 0.5 m | |
| 28 March 1964United States | earthquake and landslide | 8 | 1.2 m | |
| 13 October 1963off Russia | earthquake | 4 | 0.5 m | |
| 11 May 1962Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.8 m | |
| 19 May 1962Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.3 m | |
| 20 November 1960off Peru | earthquake | 1 | 0.1 m | |
| 22 May 1960Chile | earthquake | 7 | 1.2 m | |
| 28 July 1957off Mexico | earthquake | 3 | 1.3 m | |
| 9 March 1957off the United States | earthquake | 9 | 1 m | |
| 4 November 1952off Russia | earthquake | 3 | 1.1 m | |
| 14 December 1950Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.3 m | |
| 4 December 1948off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 8 May 1933Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 20 February 1933off Mexico | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 22 June 1932Mexico | earthquake | 8 | 10 m | 75 |
| 3 June 1932Mexico | earthquake | 11 | 10 m | 4 |
| 18 June 1932Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 1 m | |
| 17 June 1928Mexico | earthquake | 3 | – | |
| 22 March 1928off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 30 July 1909Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 14 April 1907Mexico | earthquake | 2 | 2 m | |
| 16 May 1900Mexico | earthquake | 2 | – | |
| 10 May 1894off Mexico | unknown cause | 2 | – | |
| 12 March 1883Pacific Ocean | unknown cause | 2 | – | |
| 10 May 1877off Chile | earthquake | 1 | 1 m | |
| 7 February 1871off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 0.3 m | |
| 11 May 1870off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 12 August 1868off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 25 May 1868Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 4 December 1852Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 7 April 1845off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 18 October 1837Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 9 August 1837Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 10 March 1833off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 4 May 1820Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 4 m | |
| 31 May 1818Mexico | earthquake | 2 | 13.9 m | |
| 14 November 1816Pacific Ocean | earthquake | 1 | 25 m | |
| 27 August 1810Mexico | earthquake and landslide | 9 | – | |
| 3 April 1787off Mexico | earthquake | 3 | 4 m | |
| 28 March 1787Mexico | earthquake | 5 | 2 m | 11 |
| 1 September 1754Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 4 m | |
| 29 October 1746off Peru | earthquake | 1 | – | |
| 25 February 1732off Mexico | earthquake | 1 | 3 m |
Towns the wave reached
Acapulco de JuárezTsunamis: 38
Puente Enramada VentanasTsunamis: 31
Salina CruzTsunamis: 24
Todo SantosTsunamis: 16
Comunidad Isla de la PiedraTsunamis: 15
Cabo San LucasTsunamis: 15
Puerto de PichilingueTsunamis: 14
San FranciscoTsunamis: 14
Bahía Santa CruzTsunamis: 13
TambucoTsunamis: 13
ZihuatanejoTsunamis: 11
EstacahuiteTsunamis: 11
Los ManantialesTsunamis: 10
Pitallal del SurTsunamis: 9
Isla SocorroTsunamis: 6
CuyutlánTsunamis: 6
Monte AlbánTsunamis: 5
Hacienda MundacaTsunamis: 4