M6.3 earthquake near Carúpano, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela on 11 Jun 1986, 13:48 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Carúpano, about 36 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.