Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.1 just reported 38 km southeast of Guiria, Venezuela
Tue, 7 Dec 2021, 17:28
17:28 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
5.1 quake 7 Dec 1:15 pm (GMT -4)
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Guiria, Municipio Valdez, Sucre, Venezuela, around noon on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021, at 1:15 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Guiria (pop. 40,000) located 38 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mon Repos (pop. 56,400) located 80 km from the epicenter, Porto Espana (pop. 49,000) 85 km away, Chaguanas (pop. 67,400) 88 km away, and Maturin (pop. 411,000) 124 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: Dec 7, 2021 1:15 pm (GMT -4) local time (7 Dec 2021 17:15 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.26°N / 62.18°W
(Caribbean Sea, Venezuela)Primary data source: GFZ
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