Six years after the 7.3 earthquake in Venezuela (+VIDEOS)

Six years after the 7.3 earthquake in Venezuela! Today, Wednesday, Venezuelans remember with fear and gratitude the earthquake that occurred in the country on August 21, 2018, with a magnitude of 7.3, where no damage was reported.

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Venezuela felt the earth shake from the earthquake at approximately 5:30 p.m., lasting two minutes, time that was enough to fill Venezuelans with great anguish who lived the most chilling moments of their lives.

Some people thought that the force with which the earth was shaking would split it in two. The videos that were captured that day show how buildings in Caracas, Monagas and other parts of the country were moving from one side to the other.

Some aftershocks occurred a day after the earthquake, According to Reverol At that time, the earthquake of August 21 left the top floors of the Confinanzas Financial Center, known as the Tower of David in Caracas, the famous abandoned skyscraper in the Venezuelan capital, tilted, but in fact there was no major damage in the country.

Six years after the 7.3 earthquake in Venezuela

Six years after the 7.3 earthquake in Venezuela: What happened?

But although the Venezuelan earthquake on August 21 had a magnitude of 7.3, what differentiated the destructive power was its depth, which was 123 kilometers deep, according to Leandro Rodríguez, executive president of the Regional Center of Seismology for South America (Ceresis).

On the other hand, the earthquake of September 19, 2017 in Mexico had a depth of 57 kilometers and its epicenter was 12 kilometers southeast of Axochiapan, Morelos, on the border with the state of Puebla.

The situation is very different from the devastating effects of the two deadly earthquakes that hit Mexico in 2017. The first occurred on September 7 with a magnitude of 8.1 and affected the southern coast of the country, while the next, of magnitude 7.1, was recorded on the 19th of that same month, on a tragic anniversary that recalled the 1985 earthquake. The latter left more than 350 dead and at least 1,900 injured.

Venezuelans thanked God that, despite the fact that the 7.3 magnitude earthquake was felt throughout Venezuela, there was no damage to human or material, and everything was seen as a bad moment that caused panic in the population on August 21, 2018.

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