M6.6 earthquake near Güiria, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 42 km W of Güiria, Venezuela on 10 Apr 1935, 22:32 UTC at a depth of 100 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Güiria, about 43 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.