M6.0 earthquake near San Josecito, Táchira

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 44 km SSE of San Cristóbal, Venezuela on 31 May 1994, 17:41 UTC at a depth of 12 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 San Josecito, about 34 km away in Táchira, Venezuela.