August 13, 1868 Earthquake: Rio Caribe, Venezuela
An earthquake struck Rio Caribe, Venezuela on August 13, 1868. 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 13, 1868
- Place
- Rio Caribe, Venezuela
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 10.700° N, 63.100° 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.
Singer et. al (1983) reported tsunamis at Margarita Island and Rio Caribe, Venezuela, associated with an earthquake. Shaking effects linked to an earthquake are mentioned at Rio Apure, Rio Arauca, Rio Yaruari, and Rio Orinoco in Venezuela.
August 14, 1868, Cua, Venezuela, nearly destroyed;
about 300 killed; loss about £30,000. (reference #1073)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 14, 1797, Cumana, Cariaco, Venezuela
- July 15, 1853, Cumana, Venezuela
- July 9, 1997, Cariaco-Cumana, Venezuela
- January 17, 1929, Cumana, Venezuela
- August 21, 2018, Sucre, Trinidad, Venezuela
- June 12, 1974, Venezuela
- September 1, 1530, Cumana, Venezuela
- September 20, 1968, Carupano, Venezuela
- June 11, 1986, Venezuela
- September 29, 2006, Gasparillo, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- August 18, 1874, Pilar, Venezuela
- June 7, 1900, Casanay (Casanai),cariaco, Venezuela
- January 15, 2010, Cariaco, Venezuela
- August 1823, Cariaco, Margarita Island, Venezuela
- September 1867, Isla DE Margarita, 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 6897.