What the records say
- When
- 9 Jul 1997
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Venezuela
- Coordinates
- 10.60° N, 63.49° W
- Deaths
- 81
- Injuries
- 522
- Damage musd
- 81
- Intensity mmi
- 5
- Depth km
- 20
1997 Cariaco earthquake
Earthquake in Venezuela
The 1997 Cariaco earthquake occurred on July 9 at 15:24:14 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). With its epicenter along the El Pilar Fault near Cariaco, Venezuela, at least 81 people were killed and over 500 were injured. Damage in this strike-slip earthquake totaled $81 million.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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