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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem899241
USGS iscgem899241

23 Dec 1945, 08:10

29 km SSE of Güiria, Venezuela

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km SSE of Güiria, Venezuela?

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10.328000, -62.201000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899241
Coordinates
10.328, -62.201
Network
iscgem
Significance
616