Overview

• USGS and the Colombian Geological Service reported a shallow main shock near Mene Grande, Zulia, with magnitude estimates ranging from 6.1 to 6.3 on September 24 local time.
• Shaking was widely felt across Venezuela and northern Colombia, including Barranquilla, Cartagena and Medellín, with 2,297 perception reports logged by Colombia’s geological agency.
• A magnitude‑4.3 aftershock was recorded roughly 12 minutes after the main event, and officials cautioned that additional replicas are likely.
• Initial assessments from Protección Civil in Venezuela and risk agencies in Colombia indicated no fatalities or widespread structural damage.
• Colombia’s maritime authority Dimar ruled out a tsunami threat for the Caribbean coast, as emergency teams conducted precautionary evacuations and verification sweeps in some border‑area buildings.