M5.2 earthquake near Pueblo Nuevo, Falcón

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 64 km N of Coro, Venezuela on 10 Mar 2017, 13:46 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Pueblo Nuevo, about 39 km away in Falcón, Venezuela.