"An earthquake measuring at least magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale has struck in northwest Venezuela, according to several geological research organisations, sending tremors across the South American country, including the capital Caracas. Tremors were also felt in several other states in Venezuela, as well as over the border in neighbouring Colombia, with residential and office buildings evacuated along the frontier."
"No damage or casualties have been reported so far. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck on Wednesday, with the epicentre located 24km (15 miles) from the community 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 town of Mene Grande, located on Lake Maracaibo's eastern coast in Venezuela's far northwest, is an important area for Venezuela's oil industry."
A shallow earthquake of about magnitude 6.1–6.3 struck northwest Venezuela near Mene Grande, producing tremors felt across multiple Venezuelan states and neighbouring Colombia. Residential and office buildings were evacuated along the frontier as shaking reached Caracas. No damage or casualties have been reported so far. The USGS located the epicentre 24 km from Mene Grande and measured a depth near 7.8 km. The Colombian Geological Survey recorded magnitude 6.1 at shallow depth while the German Research Centre for Geosciences recorded magnitude 6.31 at around 10 km depth. Venezuelan authorities reported two smaller quakes of 3.9 and 5.4 in Barinas and Zulia. Mene Grande lies on Lake Maracaibo and is important to Venezuela’s oil industry.
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