Earthquake Causes Damage to Home in Carapita

A magnitude 4 earthquake jolted La Guaira and parts of Caracas in the early hours of Tuesday, causing damage to a house in the Carapita neighborhood. Civil Protection, Caracas Firefighters, and the National Police were dispatched to the scene to assess the damage to the property.

The tremor, which occurred at 3:07 a.m., significantly damaged the structure, including the roof, where a zinc sheet covering detached due to the force of the impact. Fortunately, no one was inside the house at the time of the earthquake, and no injuries were reported.

This latest seismic event, centered 10 kilometers northwest of La Guaira at a depth of 10 kilometers according to Funvisis, surprised residents of La Guaira state during the pre-dawn hours. Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez stated via Telegram that no "affectations of any kind" were reported, though she announced the activation of the Protection System for monitoring.

Security camera footage captured citizens evacuating their homes in panic, a reaction amplified by the memory of the devastating magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck La Guaira and Greater Caracas on June 24. Those earlier earthquakes resulted in 6,438 fatalities, according to a report from National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez.