A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Yaguaraparo in Venezuela. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -62.882 West, latitude 10.6568 North, depth = 113.23 km. Unique identifier: us2000hgk1. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hgk1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.23 km (70 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/09/18 / 2018-09-06 05:08:04 / September 6, 2018 @ 5:08 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:38:04 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (26 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Güiria, Carúpano.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km NNW of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela.
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