Magnitude 5.6 - SUCRE, VENEZUELA

[srainhoutx]

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.6
Date-Time Friday, January 15, 2010 at 18:00:48 UTC
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 06:00:48 PM at epicenter

Location 10.421°N, 63.495°W
Depth 11.7 km (7.3 miles)
Region SUCRE, VENEZUELA
Distances 40 km (25 miles) SW of Carupano, Venezuela
75 km (45 miles) E of Cumana, Venezuela
80 km (50 miles) NNW of Maturin, Venezuela
375 km (235 miles) E of CARACAS, Venezuela

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11 km (6.8 miles); depth +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles)
Parameters NST=113, Nph=113, Dmin=276.2 km, Rmss=1.58 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2010rmbz

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... hp#details

[cycloneye]

[srainhoutx]

A aweful lot of shaking going on in the region Luis. Goodness.

[cycloneye]

A aweful lot of shaking going on in the region Luis. Goodness.

The Caribbean plate that joins with the Southamerican plate causes this region to be one of the most active seismic regions in the world.Just NE of Puerto Rico is the Sombrero fault that produces many tremors every day that people dont feel them.Sometimes that fault and the Mona passage fault causes above 4.0 ones.

[Gustywind]

Looks like a puzzle is "playing" tremendously under our feets, waouw Hope nothing in terms of damages or deaths in Sucre ! Any reports in this area Cycloneye?

[cycloneye]

Looks like a puzzle is "playing" tremendously under our feets, waouw Hope nothing in terms of damages or deaths in Sucre ! Any reports in this area Cycloneye?

Good news is that first reports so far say of no damage nor fatalities.Hopefully that is the only report and not see further updates on the contrary.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34881063/ns ... -americas/

CARACAS - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Venezuela near the small Caribbean coastal town of Carupano, the United States Geological Survey said Friday.

Initial USGS reports had put the quake at 5.7 magnitude.

The quake, at a relatively shallow depth of 7.3 miles, happened 24 miles southwest of Carupano and was felt in Puerto La Cruz, where state oil company PDVSA has a refinery.

[Gustywind]

Looks like a puzzle is "playing" tremendously under our feets, waouw Hope nothing in terms of damages or deaths in Sucre ! Any reports in this area Cycloneye?

Good news is that first reports so far say of no damage nor fatalities.Hopefully that is the only report and not see further updates on the contrary.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34881063/ns ... -americas/

CARACAS - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Venezuela near the small Caribbean coastal town of Carupano, the United States Geological Survey said Friday.

Initial USGS reports had put the quake at 5.7 magnitude.

The quake, at a relatively shallow depth of 7.3 miles, happened 24 miles southwest of Carupano and was felt in Puerto La Cruz, where state oil company PDVSA has a refinery.

Ok thanks for the info Luis glad to see that, but let's continue to be prudent especially in the carib islanders...