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Earthquakes in Mérida

Latest earthquakes in Mérida (Venezuela), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.

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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Recent events in Mérida

No significant events in the last few days.

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Mérida

Mérida has recorded 63 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.3 in 2015.

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Earthquakes

63 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.3.

Recent earthquakes

No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
5.328 km WSW of Mérida, Venezuela15.0 km
5.25 km WNW of El Vigia, Venezuela14.0 km
5.125 km WSW of Mérida, Venezuela10.0 km
4.9near Tovar, Venezuela10.0 km
4.931 km SSW of El Vigia, Venezuela31.7 km
4.927 km WSW of Mérida, Venezuela12.4 km
4.823 km WSW of Mérida, Venezuela10.0 km
4.824 km WSW of Mérida, Venezuela9.2 km
4.819 km W of Mérida, Venezuela10.0 km
4.833 km NE of Mérida, Venezuela13.4 km
4.839 km ENE of Mérida, Venezuela20.0 km
4.717 km NNE of Mérida, Venezuela19.0 km
4.727 km W of Mérida, Venezuela19.0 km
4.634 km N of Mérida, Venezuela17.1 km
4.622 km W of Mérida, Venezuela12.4 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20261M3.5
20251M4.4
20241M4.6
20224M4.5
20191M4.4
20181M4.9
20172M4.9
20163M4.4
201527M5.3
20141M3.2
20133M4.6
20121M3.8
20101M4.0
20072M3.7
20052M4.8
19981M4.1
19941M4.2
19931M4.5
19921M4.3
19911M3.9
19891M4.4
19841M4.6
19822M5.2
19791M4.8
19762M4.7

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