November 27, 2009 Earthquake: Siquisique, Venezuela
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Siquisique, Venezuela on November 27, 2009 at 08:15:53 UTC, 7 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
- November 27, 2009
- Time
- 08:15:53 UTC
- Place
- Siquisique, Venezuela
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 10.434° N, 69.715° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $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.
Slight damage in the Siquisique area. Felt (IV) at Barquisimeto, (III) at Maracaibo and (II) at Valencia. Also felt at Cabudare, Cagua, Caracas, El Hatillo, Guatire, La Victoria, Maracay, Merida and San Felipe. Felt in Falcon, San Cristobal, Yaracuy and Zulia. (reference #1053)
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
- September 19, 1966, Venezuela
- August 17, 1991, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- July 14, 1899, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- November 4, 1894, Carache, Venezuela
- January 18, 1955, Off the Coast near LA Vela, Venezuela
- November 17, 1888, Guanare, Venezuela
- December 1775, Trujillo, Venezuela
- September 29, 1886, Trujillo, Venezuela
- May 4, 1989, Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, Venezuela
- September 12, 2009, Carabobo, 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 8592.