Country recorded 10 earthquakes and 21 replicas; Maduro mobilized civil protection, military and firefighters to support population
Ten earthquakes and 21 replicas were recorded in a 7 -hour break on the night of this 4th (24.Set.2025) in northwest Venezuela.
According to the USGS (Institute of Geological Studies of the USA), at least 2 of the tremors had magnitudes greater than 6 on the Richter scale, considered of strong intensity and capable of causing significant damage.
Venezuela vice president Delcy Rodríguez told the state channel that there were no deaths. She reported that President Nicolás Maduro (United Socialist Party of Venezuela, left) determined the mobilization of the Civil Protection System.
According to Delcy Rodríguez, rescue teams, firefighters and members of the Fanb (Bolivarian National Armed Force) were called to monitor the situation and support the population in vulnerable areas.
According to USGS, registered tremors ranged from magnitude 4.9 and with epicenter in the city of Mene Grande, located in the oil region of Zulia, in the northwest of the country. The depth of the earthquakes was measured between 7.8 and 14 km.
The United States Institute of Geological Studies recorded earthquakes in a Petroliferous region of Venezuela
Residents reported on social networks that the shakes were felt not only in Zulia, but also in Caracas and other Venezuelan states such as Lara, Táchira, Merida, Barinas, Aragua and Trujillo. There are records of tremors in cities in Colombia near the border.
The governor of Zulia, Luis Caldera, that local authorities will evaluate possible damages in public buildings, hospitals, schools and oil exploration infrastructure, concentrated in the region. He confirmed that there were no injuries and asked the population to be calm.
Despite being located in a call “Seismic zone“Venezuela does not usually register tremors of great magnitude. The last of great proportions was in July 1997, when 73 people died in Cariaco, Sucre, in a magnitude earthquake 6.9. Before that, in 1967, a magnitude earthquake killed about 300 people in Caracas after almost 1 minute of strong vibration.
