March 7, 1879 Earthquake: Curiepe,san Juan DE Los Morro, Venezuela
An earthquake struck Curiepe,san Juan DE Los Morro, Venezuela on March 7, 1879 at 23:45:00 UTC.
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
- 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 26, 1812, La Guaira, Venezuela
- April 12, 1878, Cua, Charallave, San Diego, Venezuela
- July 30, 1967, Venezuela
- June 11, 1641, Caracas,la Guaira,cua, Venezuela
- October 29, 1900, Macuto, Venezuela
- September 10, 1837, Santa Teresa del Tuy,santa Lucia, Venezuela
- January 31, 1906, Caracas, Venezuela
- February 6, 1874, Northern Venezuela
- 1906, Maiquetia, Venezuela
- November 12, 1916, Ocumare DE LA Costa DE Oro, Venezuela
- August 15, 1802, Cumana, Venezuela
- September 12, 2009, Carabobo, 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 2266.