Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Venezuela on Thursday, August 3, 1950 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Tocuyo (Venezuela - VE), about 9.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.819 and latitude 9.710.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 9.710, -69.819
UTC time 1950-08-03 22:18:21.840
Location El Tocuyo
Country Venezuela (VE)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1950-08-03

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