M6.3 earthquake near Güiria, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela on 8 Aug 1923, 12:01 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Güiria, about 42 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.