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M5.1 Earthquake near Caribbean Sea

UTC time: 2025-07-30 01:15:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
46.9 km
Source
USP

Caribbean Sea

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M5.1 Earthquake near Caribbean Sea · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Caribbean Sea · 2025-07-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Caribbean Sea on July 30, 2025 at 01:15 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 47 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
dd80083a39aeed5e23e9f6e4160410de191b978e
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
46.9 km
UTC time
2025-07-30 01:15:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
11.42150, -66.20324

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 46.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 46.9 km
Shallow
46.9 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
Higuerote105.0 kmS41'364
Guatire111.7 kmS227'666
Caracas127.4 kmSW3'000'000

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Los Roques AirportVenezuela · LRV · SVRS
    77.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-15

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

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

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