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New 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Venezuela's La Guaira

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Venezuelans reported feeling a new tremor in the country, nearly two months after devastating earthquakes.
  • The Venezuelan Foundation of Seismological Investigations confirmed a magnitude 3.4 earthquake with an epicenter in La Guaira.
  • The region has experienced intense seismic activity, with Funvisis recording 103 earthquakes between August 14-20.

Venezuelans took to social media to report feeling a new tremor across the country, almost two months after devastating earthquakes left over 6,400 dead. Users reported feeling the quake around 8:20 p.m., with many noting that their Google earthquake alarms were activated.

"It shook in Caracas," "My alarm went off saying it shook 1 KM from Caracas," and "It felt like it shook again and it was short," were among the comments posted on platforms like X.

The Venezuelan Foundation of Seismological Investigations (Funvisis) later confirmed on X that the tremor registered in La Guaira had a magnitude of 3.4 and a depth of 10.1 km.

This event adds to the region's intense seismic activity. A weekly report from Funvisis covering August 14-20 recorded a total of 103 earthquakes. Magnitudes ranged from 1.3 to 4.0, with the majority falling between 2.0 and 3.9.

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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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