A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Güiria in Venezuela on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 110.916 km, -62.4886° West, 10.6304° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 110.916 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/10/24 / 2024-10-09 16:14:39 / October 9, 2024 @ 4:14 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnuu. Unique identifier: us7000nnuu. The temblor was picked up at 16:14:39 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 84 km (52 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Carúpano, Güiria (min 5000 pop). 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 21 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela.
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