M5.1 earthquake near El Tocuyo, Lara

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 41 km S of El Tocuyo, Venezuela on 12 Jul 2020, 15:08 UTC at a depth of 10 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 El Tocuyo, about 42 km away in Lara, Venezuela.