A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Mene Grande in Venezuela. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/09/25 / 2025-09-24 21:50:34 / September 24, 2025 @ 9:50 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:50:34 / 9:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -70.7343° West, latitude 9.9384° North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000rhle. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhle.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabimas, Carora, Trujillo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Cabimas (c. 200 800 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Carora (c. 93 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Valera (c. 93 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Lagunillas (c. 44 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Trujillo (c. 38 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 23 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela.
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