- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 12, 1878 CE
- Location:
- Venezuela, Cua, Charallave, San Diego
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 Ms
- Depth:
- 13 km
- Deaths:
- 400
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1878 CE
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 5.5 · 70 deaths
- Turkey, Izmit, Esme, Labinia · Mw 6.6 · 40 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea · 1 deaths
- Mexico, Jalisco
- Mexico, Baja California
- Venezuela, Ocumare Del Tuy
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1878 CE Earthquake — Venezuela, Cua, Charallave, San Diego happen?
- April 12, 1878 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 400. Historical death tolls vary by source.