State
Oaxaca
Mexico · North America
Oaxaca is a state of Mexico, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 13 major earthquakes since 1900, 15 tsunamis observed on its coasts and 4 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20202020 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.410 deaths
- 2018Oaxaca · M 7.214 deaths
- 20122012 Guerrero–Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.42 deaths
- 19991999 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.535 deaths
- 1978Oaxaca · M 7.79 deaths
- 19731973 Veracruz Earthquake · M 6.2527 deaths
- 1968Oaxaca, Guerrero · M 7.318 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 1950Acapulco · M 7.5
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.6
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2022Mexico · 0.8 m2 deaths
- 2020Off Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico · 1.6 m10 deaths
- 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2012Guatemala · 0.4 m48 deaths
- 1975Hawaii, United States of America · 14.3 m2 deaths
- 1973South Mexico, Mexico · 1.1 m56 deaths
- 1966Central Peru, Peru · 3.0 m110 deaths
- 1965Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Ak, United States of America · 10.7 m
- 1964Prince William Sound, Ak, United States of America · 51.8 m139 deaths
- 1963South Kuril Islands, Russia · 4.5 m
Tropical Cyclones
- 2022Hurricane AgathaCat. 2
- 2012Hurricane CarlottaCat. 2
- 1997Hurricane PaulineCat. 4
- 1997Hurricane RickCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002