Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Venezuela on Thursday, May 4, 1989 at 00:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tucacas (Venezuela - VE), about 28.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.270 and latitude 11.038.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.5 km
Coordinates 11.038, -68.270
UTC time 1989-05-04 00:22:06.740
Location Tucacas
Country Venezuela (VE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-04

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