A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Güiria in Venezuela. Exact location of earthquake, -62.1637° West, 11.2777° North, depth 136.924 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 136.924 km (85 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pw47. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pw47. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/04/25 / 2025-04-15 00:45:42 / April 15, 2025 @ 12:45 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:45:42 / 12:45 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Petit Valley, Güiria (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Petit Valley (c. 8 100 pop). Close country/countries, Trinidad and Tobago (c. 1 229 000 pop), Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 78 km N of Güiria, Venezuela.
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