Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 9, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Venezuela on Wednesday, July 9, 1997 at 20:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cariaco (Venezuela - VE), about 2.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -63.527 and latitude 10.498.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 10.498, -63.527
UTC time 1997-07-09 20:06:14.100
Location Cariaco
Country Venezuela (VE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-07-09

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