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Historic Earthquake
1929 Cumaná Earthquake
17 January 1929 · Cumana · Venezuela
On 17 January 1929 at 11:52 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Venezuela (Cumana). It occurred on the South American Plate, 3 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 50 people and injured 800.
- Date
- 17 January 1929
- Time
- 11:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 50
- Injuries
- 800
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (6.0 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Venezuela
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Venezuela Earthquake · M 7.35 deaths
- 19971997 Cariaco Earthquake · M 7.081 deaths
- 19001900 San Narciso Earthquake · M 7.725 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth