A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Yaguaraparo in Venezuela. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/05/24 / 2024-05-01 17:33:28 / May 1, 2024 @ 5:33 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 17:33:28 / 5:33 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mx9m. Unique identifier: us6000mx9m. Exact location, longitude -62.7013° West, latitude 10.5944° North, depth = 103.664 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.664 km (64 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Carúpano, Güiria (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 13 km ENE of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela.
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