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Venezuela earthquakes in 1984

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Venezuela in 1984. The largest: M5.3 12 km NW of Quíbor, Venezuela, Jun 14, 1984.

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

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Where every quake of 1984 was located in Venezuela. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1984

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198414.950 km E of Carúpano, Venezuela
February 19840
March 19840
April 19840
May 198414.829 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela
June 198425.312 km NW of Quíbor, Venezuela
July 19840
August 198425.219 km SSW of Güiria, Venezuela
September 19840
October 19840
November 198414.6Merida, Venezuela
December 19840

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 1984

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.