Venezuela earthquakes in 1977
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Venezuela in 1977. The largest: M5.6 36 km WSW of Araure, Venezuela, Dec 11, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Venezuela. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7110 km NW of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela · 30 km deep
- 5.636 km WSW of Araure, Venezuela · 18 km deep
- 5.118 km S of Güiria, Venezuela · 21 km deep
- 4.763 km N of Güiria, Venezuela · 102 km deep
- 5.231 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 33 km deep
- 4.613 km SW of Carúpano, Venezuela · 18 km deep
- 4.742 km NNW of Güiria, Venezuela · 89 km deep
- 4.916 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 33 km deep
- 4.9near the coast of Venezuela · 112 km deep
- 4.850 km NNW of San Felipe, Venezuela · 15 km deep
- 5.0Trujillo, Venezuela · 18 km deep
- 5.213 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 15 km deep
- 4.842 km SSE of San Cristóbal, Venezuela · 66 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 1 | 4.8 | 42 km SSE of San Cristóbal, Venezuela |
| February 1977 | 2 | 5.2 | 13 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela |
| March 1977 | 0 | ||
| April 1977 | 0 | ||
| May 1977 | 0 | ||
| June 1977 | 0 | ||
| July 1977 | 1 | 4.8 | 50 km NNW of San Felipe, Venezuela |
| August 1977 | 1 | 4.9 | near the coast of Venezuela |
| September 1977 | 4 | 5.2 | 31 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela |
| October 1977 | 2 | 5.1 | 18 km S of Güiria, Venezuela |
| November 1977 | 0 | ||
| December 1977 | 2 | 5.6 | 36 km WSW of Araure, 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.
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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.