Magnitude mb 5.0
Region OFFSHORE SUCRE, VENEZUELA
Date time 2008-06-27 at 05:08:13.3 UTC
Location 11.27 N ; 62.41 W
Depth 156 km
Distances 112 km NE Carúpano (pop 112,082 ; local time 01:08 2008-06-27)
119 km NW Port of spain (pop 49,657 ; local time 01:08 2008-06-27)
More seismicity information (Moment tensors, phases pickings, etc.)
Maps:
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References for tectonic plate boundaries:
Bird, P. (2003) An updated digital model of plate boundaries,
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 4(3), 1027.
Google maps view: Seismicity from the previous 7 days in the area .
Regional instrumental seismicity
This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.
Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to 2000
Date Long. Lat. Mag. Death Location
1530-09-01 -64.1 10.7 ? many NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA
1543-00-00 -64.1 10.6 ? many NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA
1794-12-14 -64.0 10.5 ? many NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA
1853-07-15 -63.6 12.1 6.7 800 CARIBBEAN SEA
1997-07-09 -63.5 10.6 6.8 81 NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA
