Overview

• The USGS recorded a M6.2 quake at 22:21 UTC followed hours later by a M6.3 at 03:51 UTC, both shallow events near Mene Grande in Zulia state.
• Tremors were felt widely, including in Caracas and Maracaibo, across Colombia’s border region, and on Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, leading to evacuations.
• Officials said inspections are ongoing with no confirmed reports of significant structural damage or fatalities at this stage.
• The USGS issued a Yellow alert for potential localized losses, citing vulnerable mud-wall and adobe buildings and the risk of landslides or liquefaction.
• Venezuelan authorities also noted smaller quakes of magnitude 5.4 in Barinas and 3.9 in Zulia near the oil-producing Lake Maracaibo region.