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Historic Earthquake
1967 Caracas Earthquake
30 July 1967 · Venezuela
On 30 July 1967 at 00:04 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Venezuela, at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the Caribbean Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 300 people and injured 1,536.
- Date
- 30 July 1967
- Time
- 00:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 300
- Injuries
- 1,536
- Estimated Damage
- 140 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Venezuela
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth