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1812 Caracas earthquake
The
1812 Caracas earthquake
took place in
Venezuela
on March 26 (on
Maundy Thursday
) at 4:37 p.m. It measured 7.7 on the
Richter magnitude scale
. It caused extensive damage in
Caracas
,
La Guaira
,
Barquisimeto
,
San Felipe
, and
Mérida
. An estimated 15,000-20,000 people perished as a result, in addition to incalculable material damage.
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