Tremors have been felt in a number of states in Venezuela, together with the capital Caracas, and over the border in neighbouring Colombia.
Printed On 25 Sep 2025
An earthquake measuring a minimum of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale has struck in northwest Venezuela, in accordance with a number of geological analysis organisations, sending tremors throughout the South American nation, together with the capital Caracas.
Tremors have been additionally felt in a number of different states in Venezuela, in addition to over the border in neighbouring Colombia, with residential and workplace buildings evacuated alongside the frontier.
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No injury or casualties have been reported thus far.
The USA Geological Survey (USGS) mentioned the earthquake struck on Wednesday, with the epicentre situated 24km (15 miles) from the neighborhood of Mene Grande in Zulia state, about 600km (370 miles) west of Venezuela’s capital Caracas.
The USGS recorded the earthquake’s depth as 7.8km (5 miles).
The city of Mene Grande, situated on Lake Maracaibo’s japanese coast in Venezuela’s far northwest, is a crucial space for Venezuela’s oil trade. The South American nation has the world’s largest confirmed oil reserves.
The Colombian Geological Survey measured the earthquake at magnitude 6.1 and described it as “shallow depth”, whereas the German Analysis Centre for Geosciences recorded the earthquake as magnitude 6.31 and placing at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles).
#SismosColombiaSGC Evento Sísmico Internacional – Boletín Actualizado 1, 2025-09-24, 17:21 hora native. Magnitud 6.1, Profundidad superficial, Mene Grande, Venezuela #NoticiaEnDesarrollo #Temblor #Sismo Más información: https://t.co/h4VVP0556L pic.twitter.com/e326NsGzX1
— Servicio Geológico Colombiano (@sgcol) September 24, 2025
Venezuela’s Communications Minister Freddy Nanez mentioned the state’s Venezuelan Basis for Technological Analysis reported two earthquakes with magnitudes of three.9 and 5.4.
Nanez mentioned the stronger of the 2 rocked Barinas state, with the second occurring in Zulia state. He didn’t handle the quake recorded by the USGS.
Venezuela is situated close to a number of fault traces brought on by interplay between the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates, with about 80 % of the nation’s inhabitants dwelling in lively seismic zones.
5 main earthquakes have struck Venezuela’s north within the final century – together with a magnitude 7.2 quake off its northern coast in 2018 – inflicting greater than 400 deaths.
