Overview

• Seismological agencies reported a shallow mainshock near Mene Grande, Zulia, with magnitudes between 6.1 and 6.3, and the event was widely felt across northern Colombia.
• Colombia’s UNGRD and maritime authority Dimar ruled out a tsunami for the Caribbean coast, and initial checks in both countries indicated no major damage or casualties.
• The Venezuelan sequence included earlier events around magnitude 5.4 and multiple aftershocks near 4.3–4.7, with authorities urging caution due to expected replicas.
• In Peru, the IGP logged a magnitude 4.2 off Lomas (Arequipa) early on Sept. 25 after a 4.6 near Marcona (Ica) and a 4.3 near Casma (Áncash) on Sept. 24, following a 5.8 off Lomas and a 4.5 near Marcona on Sept. 23.
• Peruvian civil defense reported the recent quakes were felt but non-destructive and recommended preventive inspections, emergency kits and identifying safe zones.