M4.2 earthquake near San Joaquín, Carabobo

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8 km NW of San Joaquín, Venezuela on 27 Dec 2018, 09:13 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Joaquín, about 9 km away in Carabobo, Venezuela.