M6.7 earthquake near Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela on 17 Jan 1929, 11:45 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puerto La Cruz, about 23 km away in Anzoátegui, Venezuela.