August 2, 1498 Earthquake: Boca DE LA Sierpe, Venezuela
An earthquake struck Boca DE LA Sierpe, Venezuela on August 2, 1498. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 2, 1498
- Place
- Boca DE LA Sierpe, Venezuela
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 9.900° N, 62.300° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
An earthquake and possible tsunami affecting Pedernales near Boca de la Sierpe, Venezuela, was reported for August 2 or August 3 by Singer et al. (1983). The year is attributed to reports by inhabitants along the coast as "very recent at the time of Christopher Columbus' third voyage," 1498 (Humboldt & Bonpland, 1818).
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 9, 1997, Cariaco-Cumana, Venezuela
- August 21, 2018, Sucre, Trinidad, Venezuela
- June 12, 1974, Venezuela
- September 20, 1968, Carupano, Venezuela
- June 11, 1986, Venezuela
- September 29, 2006, Gasparillo, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- January 10, 1888, St George'S, Trinidad, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago
- August 18, 1874, Pilar, Venezuela
- 1795, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- December 2, 2004, Mayaro, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- September 21, 1825, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- September 29, 2006, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- August 13, 1868, Rio Caribe, Venezuela
- June 7, 1900, Casanay (Casanai),cariaco, Venezuela
- January 15, 2010, Cariaco, Venezuela
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5949.