November 22, 2015 Earthquake: Merida, Venezuela
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Merida, Venezuela on November 22, 2015 at 20:38:31 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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 22, 2015
- Time
- 20:38:31 UTC
- Place
- Merida, Venezuela
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 4 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.522° N, 71.387° W
- Country
- Venezuela
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 6
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.
One person killed by a landslide, three people injured and six homes damaged in Merida. Felt (IV) at Ejido and (II) at Maracaibo. Also felt at El Vigia, Guasdualito, San Carlos del Zulia and Tariba. Felt at Bucaramanga, Cucuta and Floridablanca, Colombia. El Vigia, Merida, Venezuela - CDI: 4; Ejido, Merida, Venezuela - CDI: 4; Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia - CDI: 3; Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia - CDI: 3; Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
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
- October 18, 1981, Venezuela-N Colombia
- November 7, 2015, Merida, Venezuela
- 1786, Merida, Venezuela
- April 3, 2018, Merida, Venezuela
- August 12, 1834, Merida, Venezuela
- November 26, 1980, E, Venezuela, Colombia
- February 17, 1869, San Cristobal,tachira (Lobatera), Venezuela
- December 1775, Trujillo, Venezuela
- September 29, 1886, Trujillo, Venezuela
- November 4, 1894, Carache, 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 10345.