April 5, 1975 Earthquake: Venezuela
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Venezuela on April 5, 1975 at 09:34:36 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 3 people.
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
- April 5, 1975
- Time
- 09:34:36 UTC
- Place
- Venezuela
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.040° N, 69.750° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $1.2 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Some damage at Barquisimeto and Carora in north-western Venezuela; three persons killed, twenty injured; felt at Caracas (Venezuela) and at Cucuta (Colombia) [2]. (reference #1167)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 24, 2026, Northern Venezuela
- August 3, 1950, El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- June 26, 1870, El Tocuyo, Venezuela
- July 18, 1986, Churuguara, Falcon, Lara, Venezuela
- August 17, 1991, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- November 27, 2009, Siquisique, Venezuela
- July 14, 1899, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- November 4, 1894, Carache, Venezuela
- September 19, 1966, Venezuela
- November 17, 1888, Guanare, Venezuela
- December 1775, Trujillo, Venezuela
- September 29, 1886, Trujillo, Venezuela
- January 18, 1955, Off the Coast near LA Vela, Venezuela
- August 12, 1834, Merida, Venezuela
- May 4, 1989, Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, 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 4688.