Significant earthquakes of 1879

March 7, 1879 Earthquake: Curiepe,san Juan DE Los Morro, Venezuela

March 7, 1879

An earthquake struck Curiepe,san Juan DE Los Morro, Venezuela on March 7, 1879 at 23:45:00 UTC.

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The earthquake

Date
March 7, 1879
Time
23:45:00 UTC
Place
Curiepe,san Juan DE Los Morro, Venezuela
Intensity
6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
10.470° N, 66.180° W
Country
Venezuela

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

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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 2266.