
Earthquakes in Venezuela
In Venezuela, there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured by the size of the country, earthquakes occur rather rarely.Since 1950, more than 500 people have been killed by the direct consequences of earthquakes. There were 5 earthquakes that also caused a subsequent tsunami, which claimed further lives, and cause additional damage.
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Earthquakes in Venezuela since 1950

Date | Region | Depth | Magnitude | Deaths | Total damage |
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08/21/2018 | Sucre; Trinidad | 146 km | 7.3 | 5 | |
04/03/2018 | Merida | 10 km | 4.9 | 0 | |
11/22/2015 | Merida | 5 km | 5.1 | 1 | |
11/07/2015 | Merida | 30 km | 5.3 | 1 | |
01/15/2010 | Cariaco | 46 km | 5.5 | 0 | |
11/27/2009 | Siquisique | 53 km | 5.4 | 0 | |
09/12/2009 | Carabobo | 24 km | 6.3 | 0 | |
08/11/2008 | Cariaco-Cumana | 26 km | 5.2 | 0 | |
07/09/1997 | Cariaco-Cumana | 13 km | 7.0 | 81 | |
08/17/1991 | Barquisimeto | 34 km | 5.2 | 0 | |
05/04/1989 | Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas | 6 km | 5.2 | 0 | |
07/18/1986 | Churuguara, Falcon, Lara | 38 km | 4.9 | 1 | |
06/11/1986 | Venezuela | 1 km | 6.2 | 2 | |
04/05/1975 | Venezuela | 36 km | 6.1 | 3 | |
06/12/1974 | Venezuela | 47 km | 6.1 | 5 | |
09/20/1968 | Carupano | 6.2 | 3 | ||
07/29/1967 | Venezuela | 58 km | 6.5 | 300 | |
09/19/1966 | Venezuela | 5.0 | 0 | ||
08/03/1950 | El Tocuyo | 6.8 | 100 |
These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Data have been summarized and translated.