Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 5, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Venezuela on Wednesday, March 5, 1975 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Guanare (Venezuela - VE), about 22.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.948 and latitude 9.037.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates 9.037, -69.948
UTC time 1975-03-05 13:48:00.700
Location Guanare
Country Venezuela (VE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-05

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