M6.2 earthquake near Güiria, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 66 km NNW of Güiria, Venezuela on 4 Oct 2000, 14:37 UTC at a depth of 110 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 67 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.