Earthquake — Venezuela: La Guaira

When

26 Mar 1812

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.7

Where

Venezuela

Coordinates

10.60° N, 66.90° W

Deaths

26000

Intensity mmi

10

Depth km

33

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Venezuela

The 1812 Caracas earthquake took place in Venezuela on March 26 at 4:37 p.m. It measured M 7.7. The earthquake caused extensive damage in Caracas, La Guaira, Barquisimeto, San Felipe, and Mérida. An estimated 15,000–20,000 people perished as a result, in addition to incalculable material damage.

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• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 1812 Caracas earthquake destroys Caracas, capital of Venezuela”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “un tremblement de terre détruit la ville de Caracas au Venezuela, faisant douze mille victimes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Venezuela, un terremoto de 7,7 destruye la ciudad de Caracas y mata a unas 20 000 personas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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