Venezuela earthquakes in 1983
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Venezuela in 1983. The largest: M6.1 53 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela, Apr 11, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Venezuela. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.868 km NE of Punto Fijo, Venezuela · 14 km deep
- 5.136 km ESE of La Fría, Venezuela · 43 km deep
- 4.843 km ESE of La Fría, Venezuela · 47 km deep
- 4.545 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 33 km deep
- 6.153 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 40 km deep
- 4.852 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 38 km deep
- 4.968 km NNE of Güiria, Venezuela · 97 km deep
- 4.88 km SE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 29 km deep
- 5.948 km N of Güiria, Venezuela · 82 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 0 | ||
| February 1983 | 0 | ||
| March 1983 | 3 | 5.9 | 48 km N of Güiria, Venezuela |
| April 1983 | 2 | 6.1 | 53 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela |
| May 1983 | 1 | 4.5 | 45 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela |
| June 1983 | 2 | 5.1 | 36 km ESE of La Fría, Venezuela |
| July 1983 | 0 | ||
| August 1983 | 0 | ||
| September 1983 | 0 | ||
| October 1983 | 0 | ||
| November 1983 | 0 | ||
| December 1983 | 1 | 4.8 | 68 km NE of Punto Fijo, 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.