Venezuela: Earthquake Magnitude 4.8 - Sucre

US Geological Survey
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:39 UTC

© USGS

Date-Time:
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 23:10:01 UTC

Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 11:10:01 PM at epicenter

Location:
10.671°N, 62.597°W

Depth:
80.7 km (50.1 miles)

Distances:
30 km (15 miles) WNW of Guiria, Venezuela

70 km (45 miles) E of Carupano, Venezuela

120 km (75 miles) W of PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad

475 km (295 miles) E of CARACAS, Venezuela

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 22.9 km (14.2 miles); depth +/- 10.6 km (6.6 miles)

Parameters:
NST= 29, Nph= 32, Dmin=191.5 km, Rmss=0.76 sec, Gp=101°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2009ltcc

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.