August 13, 1868 Tsunami: Rio Caribe, Venezuela
A tsunami probably caused by a magnitude 8.5 earthquake began at Rio Caribe, Venezuela on August 13, 1868.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- August 13, 1868
- Source
- Rio Caribe, Venezuela
- Cause
- Questionable earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 8.5
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 10.700° N, 63.100° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A tsunami reportedly occurred at Juan Griego, Margarita Island, and also at Rio Caribe, Venezuela, associated with an earthquake.
Note: these observations are related to the 1868, August 14, 01:30 UTC great earthquakes that struck Arica, Peru (now Chile)
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 982.