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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us1000gez7
USGS us1000gez7

21 Aug 2018, 22:31

40 km ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela

A magnitude 7.3 mww earthquake at 146.8 km depth.

Depth146.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 June 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela?

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10.773100, -62.901900

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 7

26 km WSW of Carúpano, Venezuela

M 7.7

Near the coast of Venezuela

M 6.7

22 km NNE of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

M 6.6

42 km W of Güiria, Venezuela

M 6.6

32 km W of Catia La Mar, Venezuela

M 6.47

50 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gez7
Coordinates
10.7731, -62.9019
Network
us
Significance
1570