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2018 Venezuela Earthquake
21 August 2018 · Sucre, Trinidad · Venezuela
On 21 August 2018 at 21:31 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Venezuela (Sucre, Trinidad), at a depth of 147 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 5 people.
- Date
- 21 August 2018
- Time
- 21:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 147 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 5
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Venezuela
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19971997 Cariaco Earthquake · M 7.081 deaths
- 19291929 Cumaná Earthquake · M 6.950 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth