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Historic Earthquake
1997 Cariaco Earthquake
9 July 1997 · Cariaco-Cumana · Venezuela
On 9 July 1997 at 19:24 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Venezuela (Cariaco-Cumana), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 30 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 81 people and injured 522.
- Date
- 9 July 1997
- Time
- 19:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 81
- Injuries
- 522
- Estimated Damage
- 81 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Venezuela
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Venezuela Earthquake · M 7.35 deaths
- 19291929 Cumaná Earthquake · M 6.950 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