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M5.8 Earthquake near Venezuela

UTC time: 2025-09-25 06:55:37 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Venezuela

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M5.8 Earthquake near Venezuela · 2025-09-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near Venezuela · 2025-09-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near Venezuela on September 25, 2025 at 06:55 UTC. 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 can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c2c9d43033e6cff9fbc5033af062aa07251597f2
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-25 06:55:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
9.91440, -70.76833

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 Grande18.9 kmSW60'580
Ciudad Ojeda67.8 kmNW240'283
Maracaibo122.7 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
    66.9 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 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours5
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.32025-09-25 06:55:38 UTC15.3 kmVenezuela M5.82025-09-25 06:55:38 UTC9.4 kmZULIA, VENEZUELA M5.52025-09-25 06:55:38 UTC19.7 kmVenezuela M5.82025-09-25 06:55:39 UTC11.0 km28 km E of Mene Grande, Venezuela M5.42025-09-25 06:55:39 UTC11.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.4, near of Maracaibo (Monde) M4.52025-10-15 10:12:05 UTC11.9 kmZULIA, 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#15
Earlier events M≥418
Earlier events M≥516
Compared since2025-09-24

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-09-25 03:51:40 UTC12.0 kmParroquia Montaña Verde M6.42025-09-24 22:21:56 UTC26.2 kmVenezuela M6.32025-09-25 03:51:38 UTC8.3 kmVenezuela M6.32025-09-25 03:51:40 UTC8.5 km27 km ENE of Mene Grande, Venezuela M6.32025-09-25 03:51:39 UTC12.8 kmVenezuela

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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