MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
26 km SSW of Güiria, Venezuela
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Güiria, Venezuela on 02 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC. The hypocentre was 9.8 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far.
- Depth
- 9.8 km
- Latitude
- 10.37°N
- Time
- 16:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.0
shallow
62.42°W longitude
02 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.0
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 477 tonnes of TNT.
9.8 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
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