What the records say
- When
- 29 Oct 1900
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 11.00° N, 66.00° W
- Deaths
- 25
- Max water height m
- 10
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.7
- Runups
- 6
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1900 San Narciso earthquake
Earthquake in Venezuela
An earthquake occurred in Venezuela on 29 October 1900 between 4:30 and 4:45 am local time. Its epicenter was off Miranda State or near the Venezuelan capital Caracas, in the Cariaco Basin. It had an estimated moment magnitude of 7.6–7.7 and a surface-wave magnitude of 7.7–8.4. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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