M6.4 earthquake near Güiria, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Güiria, Venezuela on 4 Oct 1957, 05:26 UTC at a depth of 23 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 52 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.