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Weak mag. 2.5 earthquake - Venezuela: 16 Km Al Suroeste De La Victoria on Saturday, Oct 9, 2021 at 11:33 pm (GMT -4)

Weak magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 7 km depth

10 Oct 03:41 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 9 minutes.
10 Oct 04:04: Now using data updates from FUNVISIS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 10, 2021 03:33:00 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Oct 9, 2021 at 11:33 pm (GMT -4)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.5
Depth	7.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	10.15°N / 67.44°W (Aragua, Venezuela)
Antipode	10.15°S / 112.56°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	FUNVISIS
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	5 km (3 mi) SSE of Cagua (pop: 119,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 7 km (4 mi) SSW of San Mateo (pop: 50,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Turmero (pop: 344,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Palo Negro (pop: 128,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Villa de Cura (pop: 76,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SW of La Victoria (pop: 87,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Maracay (Estado Aragua) (pop: 1,754,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Limon (pop: 148,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) NNW of San Juan de Los Morros (Estado Guárico) (pop: 87,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) WSW of Caracas (Distrito Federal) (pop: 3,000,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 21.9°C (71 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NE
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10⁸ joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.5	7.4 km	Venezuela: 16 Km Al Suroeste De La Victoria	FUNVISIS

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User reports for this quake (6)

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BED (16 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : I am sleeping and I feel one strange punch on the bed

Maracay (26.3 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / very short : un solo golpe

El Limón Estado Aragua Venezuela / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s

Maracay / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s

Maracay / Weak shaking (MMI III) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 2-5 s : Only I hear

Maracay el limón / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Un crujido más que vibración

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