March 1812 Caracas Erathquake | Venezuela
1. Status: INSIDE TSW
TSW Window: 1812-03-24T00:20:21Z to 1812-04-01T00:20:21Z
Syzygy Time: 1812-03-28T00:20:21Z
Perigee Time: N/A
Sublunar Latitude: -0.5051374317°
Sublunar Longitude: -2.8668805815°
TSB Lower Latitude: -15.5051°
TSB Upper Latitude: 14.4949°
Radial Stress
Syzygy: 6.155500013 kPa
Perigee: 0 kPa
Coulomb Stress
Syzygy: 3.6933000078 kPa
Perigee: 0 kPa
Target Faults
Tonga-Kermadec / Peru-Chile Trench / Australia, Indonesian Arc / Papua New Guinea, Philippine Plate / Mexico / Caribbean/ Red Sea Rift
Alignments
Perigee In Tsw: No
Perihelion In Tsw: No
Mars In Tsw: No
Venus In Tsw: No
Super Tsw: No
Countries in High Seismic Zone
- Indonesia
- Fiji
- Mexico
- Solomon Islands
- Tiwan
- Australia
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Peru
- South Africa
- Vanuatu
- Philippines
- Tonga
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia
- Ecuador
- Sudan
On March 26, 1812, at approximately 4:07 PM local time, a massive M 7.7-8.0 earthquake leveled Caracas (Venezuela). An estimated 15,000–20,000 people perished as a result, in addition to incalculable material damage.
- The Syzygy Factor: It was a Full Moon (Syzygy) day. This created a high-stress window (TSW) where the tidal pull was rapidly increasing toward its maximum.
- The Sublunar Position: The Sublunar Latitude (-0.5°) and Longitude (-2.8°) placed the Moon almost directly over the Equator. This created a symmetrical tidal bulge affecting both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, targeting the Caribbean and the Peru-Chile Trench (as noted in our “Target Faults”). Our calculated Tidal Stress Belt (TSB) covered the whole affected region, including Caracas (10° N). This band perfectly captures the southern Caribbean and the most vulnerable sections of the Mexican southern coast, explaining why these regions often fail in tandem during these windows.
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