Users of Cocuyo effect they reported a tremor in various sectors of Caracas and the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital on the morning of this Tuesday, September 13.
“In Caracas, San Juan parish, it was felt,” said Twitter user Adriana Querales. Other sectors where the earthquake was felt were La Urbina, La Candelaria, Libertador Avenue, Bello Monte and La Florida.
Also in other cities like Maracay, La Guaira and even in Anzoategui.
Until 10:30 in the morning, the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (Funvisis) had not reported the movement or its magnitude.
However, the Colombian Geological Service said it had a magnitude of 4.1 and was recorded at 10:14 a.m., 9:14 a.m. Colombian time.
At 11:05 a.m., Funvisis tweeted about the earthquake. He said that it had the Caribbean Sea as its epicenter and confirmed, as the Colombian Geological Survey said before, that it occurred at 10:14 in the morning. However, the magnitude was different: 3.5.
seismic country
Venezuela is a seismic country because it is located on the South American and Caribbean tectonic plates, which causes constant telluric movements.
“Earthquakes in Venezuela are the product of contact between the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates. The movement of the Caribbean plate to the east with respect to the South American plate produces significant seismic activity », Funvisis explains on his website.
Throughout the national territory, in the northern coastal area, there are three geological faults: the Pilar (east), San Sebastián (Aragua state) and Boconó (Trujillo state).