Sources: USGS
Seven people are killed and 11 others are injured in a prison riot at the Social Reintegration Center in Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. Three inmates identified as key instigators of the violence are transferred to another facility. 2025-08-2
28 people are killed in a bar fire in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, that police believe was caused by an attack by drug cartels. Mexican media reports that Molotov cocktails were thrown inside. 2019-08-28
Mexican officials report the discovery of the remains of at least 166 people in a mass grave in Veracruz. 2018-09-6
Mexican federal police and migration agents find 136 migrants in a locked truck abandoned near a freeway in Veracruz. Without water or food, the people from the countries of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, including dozens of minors, were "en route" to the United States. 2018-03-30
Police report 14 suspected criminals, who attacked a police patrol, are killed in a gunbattle with police and Mexican Marines in Veracruz, Mexico. An unknown number fled. 2016-12-5
Mexican authorities find the bodies of two priests who were kidnapped yesterday in Poza Rica, Veracruz. Authorities find the third abducted person, the driver, alive. 2016-09-19
Authorities in Mexico's Veracruz state evacuate residents in low-lying areas ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ingrid. 2013-09-14
Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz causing at least three deaths. 2012-08-9
A farmer in Los Pozos, Veracruz, Mexico opens fire outside a local church after its Good Friday sermon, killing a woman and two children. "[https:--web.archive.org-web-20110728063413-http:--www.wlos.com-template-inews_wire-wires.international-3f78254a-www.wlos.com.shtml (WLOS)]"2011-04-22
Hurricane Karl reaches Category 3 strength prior to making landfall in Mexico just north of Veracruz. Two people are killed in a mudslide. 2010-09-17