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M6.8 Earthquake near Near Coast of Venezuela

UTC time: 2026-06-24 22:04:34 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M6.8

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: SERBIA_RSZ

Near Coast of Venezuela

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About this earthquake

On June 24, 2026 at 22:04 UTC, a magnitude M6.8 earthquake occurred near Near Coast of Venezuela. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The data is provided by Seismological Survey of Serbia and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M6.8

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2026-06-24 22:04:34 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

serbia_rsz

Coordinates

10.46000, -68.32000

Temperature

26.0°C

Depth profile

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

Estimated impact

Red Severe impact likely.

Estimated population exposed

IV 9'141'646

V 6'129'405

VI 6'992'937

VII 627'173

VIII 332'145

IX 36'530

≈ 7'988'785 people experienced strong to very strong shaking.

Ground shaking

Violent · Intensity (MMI) IX

Heavy damage likely.

Tectonic context

Located on the South America Plate.

Near the boundary North Andes ↔ South America · about 8 km away

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Morón13.4 kmE68'084

Puerto Cabello33.7 kmE174'000

Valencia48.2 kmSE1'619'470

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Arturo Michelena International AirportVenezuela · VLN · SVVA
55.0 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 hours2

First 24 hours4

First 72 hours8

Strongest subsequent eventM7.5

M7.52026-06-24 22:05:11 UTC24.2 kmNear Coast of Venezuela M7.52026-06-24 22:05:12 UTC21.2 kmEl Ciénego M4.42026-06-25 05:48:23 UTC198.5 kmParroquia Guatire M4.62026-06-25 05:48:25 UTC174.4 kmNaiguatá M4.42026-06-26 04:19:30 UTC4.5 kmCanoabito Abajo M4.72026-06-26 22:16:11 UTC87.4 kmOFFSHORE ARAGUA, VENEZUELA M4.92026-06-26 22:16:12 UTC78.0 kmNear Coast of Venezuela M4.82026-06-27 19:20:36 UTC89.8 kmVenezuela M4.52026-06-28 08:46:10 UTC30.8 kmPoblado 38 M4.32026-06-28 09:33:58 UTC6.3 kmGuaremal M4.72026-06-29 11:01:03 UTC160.1 kmNear Coast of 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#6

Earlier events M≥415

Earlier events M≥57

Compared since2025-06-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.22026-06-24 22:04:33 UTC15.7 kmNear Coast of Venezuela M7.22026-06-24 22:04:33 UTC23.3 kmLa Yuca M7.12026-06-24 22:04:32 UTC16.1 kmParroquia El Guayabo M7.12026-06-24 22:04:31 UTC9.8 kmLa Llanada M7.02026-06-24 22:04:31 UTC29.2 kmGuarataro

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