M6.2 earthquake near San Josecito, Táchira

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of San Cristóbal, Venezuela on 11 Jul 1919, 00:30 UTC at a depth of 15 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 San Josecito, about 39 km away in Táchira, Venezuela.