1997 Cariaco Earthquake

	1997 Cariaco Earthquake The 1997 Cariaco earthquake occurred on July 9 at with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). With its epicenter near Cariaco, Venezuela, at least 81 people were killed and over 500 were injured. Disruption of power, telephone, and water services was reported. This earthquake was felt in much of northeastern Venezuela and could also be felt in Trinidad and Tobago. This earthquake was on the strike-slip El Pilar Fault. See also * List of earthquakes in Venezuela This is a list of significant earthquakes that either had their epicentres in Venezuela or had a significant impact in the country. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though resi ... References Further reading * External links * {{Earthquakes in 1997 1997 earthquakes 1997 in Venezuela Earthquakes in Venezuela Carúpano July 1997 events in South America Sucre (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Time In Venezuela Venezuela uses the UTC−04:00 time offset, and they had previously used UTC−04:30 from 9 December 2007 until 30 April 2016. The time is commonly called ''Venezuelan Standard Time'' (VET), and legally referred to as ''Hora Legal de Venezuela'' (HLV) or Venezuela's Legal Time. The HLV is administered by the Navigation and Hydrography Service, in the Cagigal Naval Observatory, Caracas. The official time zone of Venezuela is determined by meridian 60° west of Greenwich, UK. UTC−04:30 was formerly the official time zone in Venezuela from 1912 to 1965, when the government changed it in order to adopt 60th meridian west, meridian 60° UTC−04:00, which passes through Punta de Playa, Delta Amacuro State. It was changed again to UTC−04:30 from 2007 to 2016. Background The Venezuela's Legal Time Service was founded in answer to the need of a standard time across the country, located approximately between meridians 60° W and 75° W, corresponding to UTC−04:00 and UTC− ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	International Seismological Centre The International Seismological Centre (ISC) is a non-governmental, nonprofit organisation charged with the final collection, definitive analysis and publication of global seismicity. The ISC was formed in 1964 as an international organisation independent of national governments that would carry on the work of the International Seismological Summary in collecting and analyzing seismic data from around the world, and particularly to handle increased flow of data from the World-Wide Standard Seismograph Network (WWSSN), also established that year. The ISC considers its prime task to be the collection and re-analysis of all available earthquake seismic date in order to produce definitive data on earthquakes. The ISC's catalog is considered "the most complete and authoritative final depository of global earthquake parameter data." Purpose The main scientific goal of the Centre is the definitive compilation of earthquake information and the readings on which they are based. Collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Carúpano Carúpano is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre. It is located on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast at the opening of two valleys, some 120 km east of the capital of Sucre, Cumaná.Gobernación Del Estado Sucre This city is the shire town of the Bermúdez Municipality and, according to the 2010 Venezuelan census , the municipality has a population of 173,877 inhabitants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Earthquakes In Venezuela This is a list of significant earthquakes that either had their epicentres in Venezuela or had a significant impact in the country. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and adobe block construction. Earthquakes See also Geology of Venezuela Lists of earthquakes References Betancourt Ruiz, Armando. (1972). Terremotos y Temblores. Monte Ávila Caracas – Venezuela. {{DEFAULTSORT:Earthquakes in Venezuela Venezuela Geology of Venezuela Earthquakes List Earthquakes An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1997 In Venezuela File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of '' Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner (rover), Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]