Quakes · tsunami

40 km ene of carúpano, venezuela

USGS-US1000GEZ7

issued: 2018-08-21 21:31Z
status: cancelled 2018-08-24 21:31Z
self-cancels: 2018-08-24 21:31Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Caribbean Sea
position: 10.773, -62.902
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

40 KM ENE OF CARÚPANO, VENEZUELA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 7.3 (MWW) IN 10.773N 062.902W, DEPTH 147 KM AT 212131Z AUG 18.
2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES.
3. USGS EVENT US1000GEZ7. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000gez7

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

19 within 180 nm since 1997 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

20 km ne of yaguaraparo, venezuela2024-06-23
35 km e of carúpano, venezuela2018-08-22
An earthquake occurred at 212132Z aug with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, in 10-24N 062-42W2018-08-21
67 km se of saint david’s, grenada2017-11-05
24 km sw of scarborough, trinidad and tobago2016-12-06
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Timeline · 4 messages since 2018-08-21 · closed 2018-08-25

40 km ene of carúpano, venezuela this message2018-08-21 → 2018-08-24
An earthquake occurred at 212132Z aug with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, in 10-24N 062-42W2018-08-21 → 2018-08-21
Cancel NAVAREA IV 681/18 and this msg, tsunami not generated2018-08-21 → 2018-08-21
35 km e of carúpano, venezuela2018-08-22 → 2018-08-25

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