M 5.6 earthquake near Mérida, Venezuela — 1979-05-05

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake near 17 km E of Mérida (Venezuela), depth 23 km, 16:04 Local (1979-05-05 20:04 UTC). Shaking felt by ~3.4M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

17 km E of Mérida (Venezuela) — 8.355, -70.985