M6.4 earthquake near Puerto Cabello, Carabobo

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela on 12 Sept 2009, 20:06 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Puerto Cabello, about 28 km away in Carabobo, Venezuela.