A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Gueiria in Venezuela on Sunday. Unique identifier: us10002xbr. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002xbr. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:27:46 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -62.4202 West, latitude 10.6215 North, depth = 73.16 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 18:57:46 / August 2, 2015 @ 6:57 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.16 km (45 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop). The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carúpano, Güiria.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km WNW of Gueiria, Venezuela. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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