M5.3 earthquake near Carúpano, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 43 km E of Carúpano, Venezuela on 21 Aug 2018, 21:31 UTC at a depth of 109 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Carúpano, about 44 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.