Magnitude 6.3 - OFFSHORE CARABOBO, VENEZUELA

2009 September 12 20:06:24 UTC

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Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 20:06:24 UTC Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 04:06:24 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	10.720°N, 67.951°W
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	OFFSHORE CARABOBO, VENEZUELA
Distances	30 km (15 miles) NNE of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela 50 km (30 miles) N of Valencia, Venezuela 110 km (70 miles) W of CARACAS, Venezuela 2115 km (1310 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=327, Nph=327, Dmin=357.4 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp= 18°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=V
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009llb2

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At least 18 people were injured and 17 buildings damaged north of Moron. Felt (VI) in parts of Carabobo; (V) at Baruta, Caracas, El Liman, Guarenas, La Victoria, Los Dos Caminos, Maiqueta, Maracay, Puerto Cabello, San Antonio de los Altos, and Valencia; (IV) at Barquisimeto, Cagua, Chacao, El Cafetal, El Hatillo, Guatire, Los Teques and Petare. Felt in much of northern and central Venezuela. Also felt (III) at Willemstad and (II) at Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles. Also felt in Oranjestad, Aruba; Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cartagena, Medellin and Santa Marta, Colombia; Antriol, Groot Piscadera, Hato, Montana Abou, Ronde Klip and Tera Kora, Netherlands Antilles.

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