List of seismic faults in Mexico

Last updated January 03, 2026

List of seismic fault (and systems, zones) in Mexico

Baja California Peninsula

Agua Blanca Fault
Borrego Fault
El Carrizal Fault
La Paz Fault
San Miguel Fault Zone

Gulf of California Rift Zone (GCRZ)

From north to south

Yucatán

Santa Maria Fault

Central Mexico

Acambay-Tixmadejé Fault System
Pastores Fault
Venta de Bravo-Pastores Fault System
Chapala-Tula Fault Zone

Southern Mexico

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v t e Tectonic plates of Central America (Pacific plate–North American plate–Caribbean plate c onvergence zone)
Large	Cocos plate Nazca plate
Small	Rivera plate
Faults and rift zones	Atl Fault Atoyac Fault Ballenas Fault Carmen Fault Cerro Prieto Fault Chapala Tula Fault Zone Donaji Fault Guaymas Fault Gulf of California Rift Zone Farallon Fault Imperial Fault Zone Oaxaca Fault Pedro Miguel Fault Pescadero Fault Rivera Transform Fault Polochic Fault–Motagua Fault San Lorenzo Fault Tamayo Fault
Trenches and troughs	Alarcon Basin Carmen Basin Consag Basin Delfin Basin Guaymas Basin Middle America Trench (Acapulco/Guatemala) San Pedro Mártir Basin Tehuantepec Ridge Wagner Basin
Other	Rivera triple junction List of faults in Costa Rica List of seismic faults in Mexico