November 26, 1980 Earthquake: E, Venezuela, Colombia
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck E, Venezuela, Colombia on November 26, 1980 at 17:35:39 UTC, 40 km below the surface.
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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
- November 26, 1980
- Time
- 17:35:39 UTC
- Place
- E, Venezuela, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.045° N, 72.441° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 30
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.
- May 18, 1875, Cucuta,san Cayetano,villa del Rosario, Colombia
- April 29, 1894, N Santander, Merida,tovar, Colombia, Venezuela
- July 9, 1950, Anboledas, Colombia
- February 3, 1610, La Grita,bailadores,merida, Venezuela
- February 26, 1849, Tachira (Lobatera), Venezuela
- July 29, 1967, Colombia
- October 18, 1981, Venezuela-N Colombia
- April 18, 1974, NE, Cepita, San Andreas, Colombia
- November 7, 2015, Merida, Venezuela
- November 22, 2015, Merida, Venezuela
- February 17, 1869, San Cristobal,tachira (Lobatera), Venezuela
- February 15, 1796, N Santander,pamplona, Colombia
- January 16, 1644, Merida, Pamploma,herran, Venezuela, Colombia
- March 16, 1644, Pamplona, San Cristobal, Colombia, Venezuela
- April 3, 2018, Merida, 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 4906.