A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Güiria in Venezuela on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:41:43 / 12:41 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 77.503 km (48 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/25 / 2025-05-12 00:41:43 / May 12, 2025 @ 12:41 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -62.3928 West, latitude 10.8616 North, depth = 77.503 km. Id of earthquake: us7000pyqv. Event ids that are associated: us7000pyqv.
Event epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Laventille (c. 157 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Carúpano (c. 112 100 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Port-of-Spain (c. 49 000 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Güiria (c. 40 000 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Petit Valley (c. 8 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Trinidad and Tobago (c. 1 229 000 pop), Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Laventille, Port-of-Spain, Carúpano (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km NNW of Güiria, Venezuela. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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