M5.8 earthquake near Carúpano, Sucre

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 35 km E of Carúpano, Venezuela on 22 Aug 2018, 13:27 UTC at a depth of 108 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Carúpano, about 36 km away in Sucre, Venezuela.