A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from La Tendida in Venezuela on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -71.9439° West, 8.5209° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:43:45 / 3:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000hvv6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hvv6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/11/18 / 2018-11-17 20:13:45 / November 17, 2018 @ 8:13 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Mérida (c. 300 000 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from San Cristóbal (c. 246 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Mucumpiz (c. 215 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ejido (c. 106 900 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from El Vigía (c. 59 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from San Carlos del Zulia (c. 56 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mucumpiz, San Cristóbal, Mérida.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 12 km W of La Tendida, Venezuela.
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