Latest today See all | Mag. 1.5 earthquake 71 km southwest of Machiques - Zulia, Venezuela - |
Strongest today | Mag. 2.5 Zulia - Venezuela - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 8, 12:02 am (Caracas) | 1.5 1 km | 71 km southwest of Machiques, Zulia, Venezuela | Info | ||
May 7, 10:48 pm (Bogota) | 1.8 10 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the W | 12 km southeast of Cubara, Boyaca, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 09:42 pm (Caracas) | 2.5 3 km | Zulia, Venezuela | Info | ||
May 7, 09:01 pm (Bogota) | 1.8 150 km | 98 km (61 mi) to the W | 33 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 07:29 pm (Bogota) | 1.8 136 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the W | Piedecuesta - Santander, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 07:22 pm (Bogota) | 1.8 148 km | 100 km (62 mi) to the W | Los Santos - Santander, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 07:10 pm (Bogota) | 1.9 148 km | 100 km (62 mi) to the W | Los Santos - Santander, Colombia | Info | |
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 GMT (8 quakes) | |||||
May 7, 06:28 pm (Bogota) | 2.0 139 km | 93 km (58 mi) to the W | 35 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 03:24 pm (Bogota) | 1.4 26 km | 39 km (24 mi) to the W | 50 km northeast of Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 12:30 pm (Bogota) | 2.4 5 km | 53 km (33 mi) to the W | 18 km north of Chimichagua, Cesar, Colombia | Info | |
May 7, 12:28 pm (Caracas) | 1.9 0 km | 33 km (21 mi) to the W | Venezuela | Info |
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Venezuela has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 929 quakes on average per year in Venezuela. However, Venezuela has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.
On average, Venezuela has about 310 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 42 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 3.7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Venezuela occurred 9 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.5:
A light magnitude 1.5 earthquake hit 71 km (44 mi) away from Machiques, Zulia, Venezuela, shortly after midnight, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12.02 am local time (America/Caracas GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 1 km (0.6 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 24 hours, Venezuela has had 1 quake of magnitude 2.5. There were also 5 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Venezuela in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 2.5 and occurred 10 hours ago:
A light magnitude 2.5 earthquake hit 43 km (27 mi) away from La Jagua de Ibirico, Cesar, Colombia, in the evening of Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 9.42 pm local time (America/Caracas GMT -5). The quake had a very shallow depth of 3 km (1.9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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