A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from El Pilar in Venezuela on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -63.1847° West, 10.4987° North, depth 17.02 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j0zl. Unique identifier: us2000j0zl. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:38:04 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 07/01/19 / 2019-01-07 05:08:04 / January 7, 2019 @ 5:08 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 17.02 km (11 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Maturín (c. 411 000 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Porlamar (c. 87 100 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from La Asunción (c. 35 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Güiria, La Asunción, Porlamar (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km SW of El Pilar, Venezuela. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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