A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Gueiria in Venezuela on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 80.94 km, -62.4245° West, 10.7422° North. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:28:32 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 80.94 km (50 miles). Event id: us1000bx1p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bx1p. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/12/17 / 2017-12-28 06:58:32 / December 28, 2017 @ 6:58 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby 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). Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 23 km (14 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 22 km NW of Gueiria, Venezuela.
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