"A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook west and north Venezuela on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. What do we know so far? There were no immediate reports of any casualties or serious damage. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles) some 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Mene Grande. Some 600 kilometers west of Caracas, Mene Grande is an oil town in a sparsely populated area of the state of Zulia."
"The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 7.8 kilometers (4.8 miles) some 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Mene Grande. Some 600 kilometers west of Caracas, Mene Grande is an oil town in a sparsely populated area of the state of Zulia. Venezuela is the country with the world's largest proven crude oil reserves, estimated at approximately 303 billion barrels as of 2023-2024, significantly more than other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Canada."
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook western and northern Venezuela on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter was located at a depth of 7.8 kilometers and about 24 kilometers from the oil town of Mene Grande. Mene Grande lies approximately 600 kilometers west of Caracas in a sparsely populated part of Zulia state. There were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage following the tremor. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven crude oil reserves, estimated at roughly 303 billion barrels for 2023–2024, substantially exceeding the reserves reported by Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Canada.
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