A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Puerto Cumarebo in Venezuela. The temblor was reported at 05:35:18 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -69.1312° West, 11.0653° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 28/06/25 / 2025-06-28 05:35:18 / June 28, 2025 @ 5:35 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9ag. Id of event: us7000q9ag.
Close country/countries, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tucacas, San Felipe, Coro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (44 miles) from Coro (c. 195 200 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from San Felipe (c. 76 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Tucacas (c. 12 500 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 52 km SSE of Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela.
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