Venezuela Earthquake: Latest Updates on Seismic Activity and Magnitude Measurements

2023-08-08 22:01:06

Like other parts of the world and Latin America, Venezuela is a country with high seismic intensity, due to the convergence of the South American and Caribbean tectonic plates, in addition to the faults that it presents in Boconó, El Pilar and San Sebastián.

On the followingnoon of this Tuesday, an earthquake was registered near the coast of Venezuela that, according to the report of the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research, was registered at 4:51 p.m. and measured 4.4 on the Richter scale, according to some reports.

However, according to another platform, the magnitude was 5.1 and was felt in the Gulf of Paria, between Venezuela and Trinidad Tobago at 26 km. deep.

News in development….

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