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M6.3 Earthquake near Venezuela

UTC time: 2025-09-25 03:51:38 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Venezuela

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M6.3 Earthquake near Venezuela · 2025-09-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.3 Earthquake near Venezuela · 2025-09-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.3 earthquake was recorded near Venezuela on September 25, 2025 at 03:51 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
6d25312f90be263be73d0a1c4ee650a5b1a506fa
Magnitude
M6.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-25 03:51:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
9.93532, -70.84122

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Mene Grande13.6 kmSW60'580
Ciudad Ojeda59.7 kmNW240'283
Maracaibo115.2 kmNW1'752'602

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño AirportVenezuela · VLV · SVVL
    71.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours14
First 24 hours14
First 72 hours14
Strongest subsequent eventM6.4
M6.32025-09-25 03:51:39 UTC16.5 kmVenezuela M6.22025-09-25 03:51:39 UTC14.6 km27 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela M6.32025-09-25 03:51:39 UTC26.2 kmVenezuela M6.42025-09-25 03:51:40 UTC7.8 kmParroquia Montaña Verde M6.32025-09-25 03:51:40 UTC16.4 km27 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela M6.02025-09-25 03:51:40 UTC11.8 kmEvent of magnitude 6.0, near of Maracaibo (Monde) M4.62025-09-25 06:42:52 UTC45.8 kmVenezuela M5.82025-09-25 06:55:37 UTC8.3 kmVenezuela M5.32025-09-25 06:55:38 UTC17.9 kmVenezuela M5.82025-09-25 06:55:38 UTC15.3 kmZULIA, VENEZUELA M5.52025-09-25 06:55:38 UTC21.8 kmVenezuela M5.82025-09-25 06:55:39 UTC19.3 km28 km E of Mene Grande, Venezuela

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥410
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-09-24

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-09-24 22:21:56 UTC23.3 kmVenezuela M6.32025-09-24 22:21:55 UTC20.1 kmVenezuela M6.22025-09-24 22:21:55 UTC13.6 kmZULIA, VENEZUELA M6.22025-09-24 22:21:56 UTC2.7 kmVenezuela M6.12025-09-24 22:21:57 UTC12.6 kmMata Hambeach

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