Biggest Earthquakes Near The Caribbean and Central America
The Caribbean and Central America has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 3 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 71 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 309 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 3,053 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in The Caribbean and Central America:
Puerto El Triunfo, Usulután, El Salvador
7.7 magnitude earthquake
2001-01-13 17:33:32 UTC
at 17:33
January 13, 2001 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.049, -88.66
28.2 km from
Puerto El Triunfo
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 60 km
Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua
7.7 magnitude earthquake
1992-09-02 00:16:01 UTC
at 00:16
September 02, 1992 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.742, -87.34
83.2 km from
Corinto
(52.2 miles)
Depth: 44 km
Valdez, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
7.7 magnitude earthquake
1979-12-12 07:59:03 UTC
at 07:59
December 12, 1979 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 1.598, -79.358
56.2 km from
Valdez
(35.2 miles)
Depth: 24 km
San Antonio, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
7.7 magnitude earthquake
1943-07-29 03:02:17 UTC
at 03:02
July 29, 1943 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 18.905, -67.131
45.2 km from
San Antonio
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Guatire, Miranda, Venezuela
7.7 magnitude earthquake
1900-10-29 09:11:00 UTC
at 09:11
October 29, 1900 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 11.0, -66.0
82.2 km from
Guatire
(51.2 miles)
Depth: 0 km
Lucea, Hanover, Jamaica
7.7 magnitude earthquake
2020-01-28 19:10:24 UTC
at 19:10
January 28, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 19.421, -78.763
125.2 km from
Lucea
(77.2 miles)
Depth: 14 km
Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
7.6 magnitude earthquake
2012-09-05 14:42:07 UTC
at 14:42
September 05, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.085, -85.315
11.2 km from
Hojancha
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Limón, Limón, Costa Rica
7.6 magnitude earthquake
1991-04-22 21:56:51 UTC
at 21:56
April 22, 1991 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.685, -83.073
34.2 km from
Limón
(21.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
7.6 magnitude earthquake
1958-01-19 14:07:28 UTC
at 14:07
January 19, 1958 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 1.011, -79.489
19.2 km from
Esmeraldas
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 27 km
Barra Patuca, Gracias a Dios, Honduras
7.6 magnitude earthquake
2018-01-10 02:51:31 UTC
at 02:51
January 10, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 17.469, -83.52
201.2 km from
Barra Patuca
(125.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Saint John’s, Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1974-10-08 09:50:58 UTC
at 09:50
October 08, 1974 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 17.3, -62.0
26.2 km from
Saint John’s
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 47 km
Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1976-02-04 09:01:43 UTC
at 09:01
February 04, 1976 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.324, -89.101
7.2 km from
Los Amates
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 5 km
Sabana de La Mar, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1946-08-04 17:51:10 UTC
at 17:51
August 04, 1946 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 19.083, -69.248
15.2 km from
Sabana de La Mar
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Cañas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1950-10-05 16:09:42 UTC
at 16:09
October 05, 1950 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.481, -85.046
7.2 km from
Cañas
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 97 km
Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1934-07-18 01:36:31 UTC
at 01:36
July 18, 1934 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.903, -82.492
43.2 km from
Punta de Burica
(27.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
La Gomera, Escuintla, Guatemala
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1902-04-19 02:23:00 UTC
at 02:23
April 19, 1902 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.0, -91.0
10.2 km from
La Gomera
(6.2 miles)
Depth: 0 km
Basse-Pointe, Martinique, Martinique
7.4 magnitude earthquake
2007-11-29 19:00:20 UTC
at 19:00
November 29, 2007 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 14.944, -61.274
18.2 km from
Basse-Pointe
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 156 km
Intipucá, La Unión, El Salvador
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2014-10-14 03:51:34 UTC
at 03:51
October 14, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 12.526, -88.123
74.2 km from
Intipucá
(46.2 miles)
Depth: 40 km
French Harbor, Bay Islands, Honduras
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2009-05-28 08:24:46 UTC
at 08:24
May 28, 2009 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 16.731, -86.217
48.2 km from
French Harbor
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 19 km
Puerto El Triunfo, Usulután, El Salvador
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2012-08-27 04:37:19 UTC
at 04:37
August 27, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 12.139, -88.59
126.2 km from
Puerto El Triunfo
(78.2 miles)
Depth: 28 km
San Agustín, Huila, Colombia
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2012-09-30 16:31:35 UTC
at 16:31
September 30, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 1.929, -76.362
11.2 km from
San Agustín
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 170 km
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1990-03-25 13:22:55 UTC
at 13:22
March 25, 1990 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 9.919, -84.808
7.2 km from
Puntarenas
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Unión Chocó, Emberá, Panama
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1974-07-13 01:18:22 UTC
at 01:18
July 13, 1974 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.747, -77.688
40.2 km from
Unión Chocó
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 12 km
Soufrière, Soufrière, Saint Lucia
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1953-03-19 08:27:52 UTC
at 08:27
March 19, 1953 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.809, -61.216
18.2 km from
Soufrière
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 128 km
Golfito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1941-12-05 20:47:03 UTC
at 20:47
December 05, 1941 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 8.396, -83.457
44.2 km from
Golfito
(27.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Texíguat, El Paraíso, Honduras
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1921-03-28 07:49:30 UTC
at 07:49
March 28, 1921 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 13.635, -87.09
7.2 km from
Texíguat
(4.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Carúpano, Sucre, Venezuela
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2018-08-21 21:31:46 UTC
at 21:31
August 21, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 10.855, -62.883
45.2 km from
Carúpano
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 154 km
Pizarro, Chocó, Colombia
7.2 magnitude earthquake
2004-11-15 09:06:56 UTC
at 09:06
November 15, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 4.695, -77.508
32.2 km from
Pizarro
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Santa Genoveva de Docorodó, Chocó, Colombia
7.2 magnitude earthquake
1991-11-19 22:28:51 UTC
at 22:28
November 19, 1991 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 4.554, -77.442
33.2 km from
Santa Genoveva de Docorodó
(20.2 miles)
Depth: 21 km
Murindó, Antioquia, Colombia
7.2 magnitude earthquake
1992-10-18 15:11:59 UTC
at 15:11
October 18, 1992 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 7.075, -76.862
15.2 km from
Murindó
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km