Venezuela earthquakes in 1986
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Venezuela in 1986. The largest: M6.3 36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela, Jun 11, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Venezuela. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.09 km NNW of Carúpano, Venezuela · 10 km deep
- 5.044 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela · 38 km deep
- 4.6Falcon - Lara region, Venezuela · 21 km deep
- 4.912 km ESE of Las Tejerías, Venezuela · 10 km deep
- 4.83 km W of Carrizal, Venezuela · 10 km deep
- 4.961 km SSE of Coro, Venezuela · 10 km deep
- 5.575 km SSE of Coro, Venezuela · 7 km deep
- 4.610 km NNE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 33 km deep
- 4.65 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 33 km deep
- 4.810 km S of Carúpano, Venezuela · 33 km deep
- 4.547 km SE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 20 km deep
- 4.643 km SE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 20 km deep
- 6.336 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 19 km deep
- 4.531 km S of Güiria, Venezuela · 22 km deep
- 4.738 km SW of Güiria, Venezuela · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 0 | ||
| February 1986 | 0 | ||
| March 1986 | 1 | 4.7 | 38 km SW of Güiria, Venezuela |
| April 1986 | 0 | ||
| May 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 31 km S of Güiria, Venezuela |
| June 1986 | 3 | 6.3 | 36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela |
| July 1986 | 5 | 5.5 | 75 km SSE of Coro, Venezuela |
| August 1986 | 2 | 4.9 | 12 km ESE of Las Tejerías, Venezuela |
| September 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | Falcon - Lara region, Venezuela |
| October 1986 | 1 | 5.0 | 44 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela |
| November 1986 | 1 | 5.0 | 9 km NNW of Carúpano, Venezuela |
| December 1986 | 0 |
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.