September 19, 1966 Earthquake: Venezuela
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Venezuela on September 19, 1966 at 18:40:00 UTC, 12 km below the surface.
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
- September 19, 1966
- Time
- 18:40:00 UTC
- Place
- Venezuela
- Magnitude
- 5
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.800° N, 69.500° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 24, 2026, Northern Venezuela
- August 3, 1950, El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- April 5, 1975, Venezuela
- June 26, 1870, El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- July 18, 1986, Churuguara, Falcon, Lara, Venezuela
- November 27, 2009, Siquisique, Venezuela
- January 18, 1955, Off the Coast near LA Vela, Venezuela
- July 14, 1899, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- August 17, 1991, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- May 4, 1989, Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, Venezuela
- November 4, 1894, Carache, Venezuela
- September 12, 2009, Carabobo, Venezuela
- November 17, 1888, Guanare, Venezuela
- November 12, 1916, Ocumare DE LA Costa DE Oro, Venezuela
- December 1775, Trujillo, 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 4379.