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Venezuela earthquakes in 1975

13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Venezuela in 1975. The largest: M6.1 19 km NW of Quíbor, Venezuela, Apr 5, 1975.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19741976

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Where every quake of 1975 was located in Venezuela. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1975

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197514.851 km N of Tucupita, Venezuela
February 19750
March 197545.622 km W of Guanare, Venezuela
April 197526.119 km NW of Quíbor, Venezuela
May 197514.6155 km NW of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
June 197514.66 km SSW of Carúpano, Venezuela
July 197514.752 km NNW of Cumaná, Venezuela
August 197515.241 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela
September 197514.626 km NNW of Valera, Venezuela
October 19750
November 19750
December 197514.846 km NW of Güiria, Venezuela

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Venezuela nowWorldwide in 1975

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.