A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Irapa 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 -62.6371 West, latitude 10.3431 North, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/12/18 / 2018-12-24 19:08:24 / December 24, 2018 @ 7:08 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000ix7i. Event ids that are associated: us2000ix7i. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:38:24 / 2:38 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 89 km (56 miles) from Maturín (c. 411 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maturín, Carúpano, Güiria.
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 thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 25 km SSW of Irapa, Venezuela.
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