May 4, 1989 Earthquake: Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, Venezuela
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, Venezuela on May 4, 1989 at 00:22:06 UTC, 16 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
- May 4, 1989
- Time
- 00:22:06 UTC
- Place
- Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, Venezuela
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 16 km (10 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.038° N, 68.270° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
- March 26, 1812, La Guaira, Venezuela
- June 24, 2026, Northern Venezuela
- April 12, 1878, Cua, Charallave, San Diego, Venezuela
- July 30, 1967, Venezuela
- June 11, 1641, Caracas,la Guaira,cua, Venezuela
- April 5, 1975, Venezuela
- July 18, 1986, Churuguara, Falcon, Lara, Venezuela
- September 12, 2009, Carabobo, Venezuela
- November 12, 1916, Ocumare DE LA Costa DE Oro, Venezuela
- September 19, 1966, Venezuela
- January 18, 1955, Off the Coast near LA Vela, Venezuela
- 1906, Maiquetia, Venezuela
- February 6, 1874, Northern Venezuela
- July 14, 1899, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- January 31, 1906, 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 5196.