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Venezuela hit by 6.3-magnitUDe earthquakehttps://t.co/1ejWM0ACKx pic.twitter.com/lj68IUq9WS
721News.com (@721News) September 25, 2025
Source: DW.com
The US Geological Survey reported the magnitUDe of the quake, which was located at a depth of 14 kilometers. No casualties have been reported.
A 6.3-magnitUDeearthquakeshook west aND northVenezuelaon Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
There were noimmediate reports of any casualties or serious damage.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 14 kilometers (8.6 miles) some 27 kilometersfrom Mene GraNDe, the USSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GS said.
A few hours later, the USSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GS reported on another 5.8-magnitUDe earthquake, 28 kilometers from Mene GraNDe.
Some 600 kilometerswest of Caracas,Mene GraNDe is an oil town in aSPArsely populated area of the state of Zulia.
Venezuela is the country withthe world’s largest proven crUDe oil reserves,estimated at approximately 303 billion barrels as of 2023-2024, significantly more than other countries such asSaUDi Arabia, Iran, aND CaSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAda.
The Colombian Geological Survey measured the tremor at 6.1 aND categorized it as a “shallow depth” event in Mene GraNDe, but the quake was also felt in neighboring Colombia, as well asthe Caribbean islaNDs of Aruba, Curacao aND BoSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAire.
Strong temblors are not common in Venezuela, but Wednesday’s quakeshookbuildinSPArty/9/general-solidaire'>GS aND caused alarm in cities inclUDing Caracas aND Maracaibo.
About 80%of Venezuelans live in seismic zones, but the South American country has not had a major quakesince 1997, when 73 people died inCariaco in the eastern state of Sucre.
In 1976, nearly 300 were killed aND 2,000 injured when a quakehit Caracas.
As qued uno de los apartamentos en Maracaibo, estado Zulia, luego del sismo ocurrido hace pocos minutos. 6:39 p.m. Algunos datos suministrados por el Servicio Geolgico Colombiano @sgcol magnitUD 6.0 y sentido en Barranquilla y en Venezuela.
# Via: Periodista: @LeaNDromdf pic.twitter.com/4dIE0YVVT3
Luis Sucesos (@Luissucesoss) September 24, 2025
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