List of earthquakes in Venezuela

This is a list of earthquakes with epicentres in Venezuela or had a significant impact in the country. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and adobe block construction.^[1]

Earthquakes

Date	Location	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Note	Ref
2018-11-24	Trujillo	5.2 Mw	VI		2	Minor damage	[2]
2018-08-21	Sucre	7.3 Mw	VII	5	122		[3]
2010-01-15	Carúpano	5.6 Mw	VII		11	Minor damage	[4]
2009-11-27	Lara	5.4 Mw	VII			Minor damage	[5]
2009-09-12	Carabobo	6.3 Mw	V		18	Minor damage	[6]
1997-07-09	Sucre	6.9 Mw	VIII	81	683		[7]
1974-06-12	Lara	6.1 Mw	VIII	5	1	Some damage	[8][9]
1967-07-30	Caracas	6.6 Mw	VIII	300	1,536	Severe damage	[10]
1929-01-17	Cumaná	6.9 Ms	IX	200+		Severe damage / Tsunami	[11]
1900-10-29	Miranda	7.6 Ms		101	50+	Severe damage / Tsunami	[12]
1894-04-28	Mérida	7.0 Mw	VIII	350			[13]
1875-05-18	Cúcuta	7.5 Mw	IX	10,000		Extreme damage
1853-07-15	Sucre	7.5				Tsunami 15 m (49 ft)
1812-26-03	Caracas, Vargas	7.7 Mw	X	15,000–20,000		Extreme damage
1766-10-21	Sucre	6.5–7.5 Ms	IX–X				[14]
1641-06-11	Caracas	6.5		200		Severe damage
Note: Mw  = moment magnitude scale, Ms  = surface-wave magnitude. Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• Geology of Venezuela
• Lists of earthquakes