Earthquake details

Sunday, February 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Venezuela on Sunday, February 15, 1976 at 15:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quíbor (Venezuela - VE), about 8.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.693 and latitude 9.945.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	9.945, -69.693
UTC time	1976-02-15 15:26:56.600

Location	El Tocuyo
Country	Venezuela (VE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quíbor	8.2 km
El Tocuyo	20.7 km
Sanare	21.9 km
Barquisimeto	39.2 km
Cabudare	48.1 km
Carora	49.5 km
Los Rastrojos	50.3 km
Yaritagua	64.2 km
Araure	64.2 km
Duaca	69.4 km
Acarigua	69.8 km
Ospino	76.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Mene Grande Venezuela · 2026-02-08 17:20 UTC	97.8 km
M 4.4 San Timoteo Venezuela · 2025-09-25 00:01 UTC	104.1 km
M 4.9 San Timoteo Venezuela · 2025-09-24 22:33 UTC	107.6 km

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