A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Güiria in Venezuela on Saturday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:17:56 / 11:17 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/09/24 / 2024-09-28 11:17:56 / September 28, 2024 @ 11:17 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -62.4931 West, latitude 10.9288 North, depth = 127.229 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 127.229 km (79 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000p01j. Unique identifier: us6000p01j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carúpano, Güiria (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 88 km (55 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 44 km NNW of Güiria, Venezuela.
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