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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgemsup817201
USGS iscgemsup817201

20 Sept 1968, 07:00

50 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 103.4 km depth.

Depth103.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela?

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10.697000, -62.748000

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M 6.4

52 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela

M 6.6

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M 6.6

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M 6.3

41 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela

M 6.3

36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela

M 6.7

22 km NNE of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup817201
Coordinates
10.697, -62.748
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
644