June 11, 1986 Earthquake: Venezuela
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Venezuela on June 11, 1986 at 13:48:01 UTC, 19 km below the surface. It killed 2 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
- June 11, 1986
- Time
- 13:48:01 UTC
- Place
- Venezuela
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 19 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.597° N, 62.928° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 45
- Damage
- $1 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.
Earthquake on June 11, 1986, in Venezuela, 2 people killed, 45 injured and many left homeiness in the Cariaco area. Damage (VII) at Corupano, El Pilar and Rio Caribe. (eeference #1053)
Earthquake on June 2, 1986, in Venezuela, 2 killed, 50 injured, 800 homeless, $1 million damage. [probably describing the earthquake on June 11]. (reference #1250)
Chaguaramas, Trinidad (IV-V), Glencoe, Trinidad (IV-V), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (IV), St. Augustine, Trinidad (IV),
Aranguez, Trinidad (III-IV), Couva, Trinidad (III), Bogota, Colombia (Felt), Caracas, Venezuela (Felt). Felt strongly in Venezuela. Loss of life and death were
reported. (reference #249)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 14, 1797, Cumana, Cariaco, Venezuela
- July 15, 1853, Cumana, Venezuela
- July 9, 1997, Cariaco-Cumana, Venezuela
- January 17, 1929, Cumana, Venezuela
- August 21, 2018, Sucre, Trinidad, Venezuela
- June 12, 1974, Venezuela
- September 1, 1530, Cumana, Venezuela
- September 20, 1968, Carupano, Venezuela
- September 29, 2006, Gasparillo, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- August 18, 1874, Pilar, Venezuela
- August 13, 1868, Rio Caribe, Venezuela
- June 7, 1900, Casanay (Casanai),cariaco, Venezuela
- January 15, 2010, Cariaco, Venezuela
- August 1823, Cariaco, Margarita Island, Venezuela
- August 2, 1498, Boca DE LA Sierpe, 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 5099.