Magnetic recording medium

A magnetic recording medium comprising a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer which have been provided in this order on a surface of a nonmagnetic support, and which contain ferromagnetic particles and a binder, wherein said second magnetic layer contains nonmagnetic particles selected from the group consisting of Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, .alpha.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, SiC, TiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2 and particles obtained by coating nonmagnetic powder particles having a Mohs' hardness of 6 or more with Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, .alpha.-Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, SiC or TiO.sub.2, having a pH of less than 7, and a Mohs' hardness of 6 or more, in an amount of from 1 to 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the ferromagnetic particles in the second magnetic layer, and said first magnetic layer contains nonmagnetic particles selected from the group consisting of .alpha.-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2 and particles obtained by coating nonmagnetic powder particles having a Mohs' hardness of 6 or more with .alpha.-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 or SiO.sub.2 having a pH of 7 or more, and a Mohs' hardness of 6 or more, in an amount of from 5 to 50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the ferromagnetic particles in the first magnetic layer.