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last updated: 09/14/09 10:17.38 (PDT)
On Saturday September 12 2009 at 1:06 PM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.3) located offshore Carabobo, Venezuela.
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, TIGA) for the USArray is 2814 km (25.28 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Summary
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Saturday September 12, 2009 |
| Local Time: | 1:06 PM PST |
| Universal Time: | 09/12/09 (255) 20:06.24 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.3 Mw |
| Latitude: | 10.6220 |
| Longitude: | -67.9390 |
| Depth: | 6 km |
| Author: | QED_weekly |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Proximity to Population Centers
- 20 km (10 miles) NNE of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
- 45 km (25 miles) N of Valencia, Venezuela
- 110 km (70 miles) W of Caracas, Venezuela
- 2115 km (1310 miles) SE of Miami, Florida
Maps
Mercator projection regional view
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. Triangle symbols are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray (excluding ANSS backbone stations and GSN stations, which are represented by a diamond symbol) and colored by network. Gray lines are major rivers.
| Transportable Array (TA) | |
| UC San Diego (AZ) | |
| CalTech (CI) | |
| Uni. Utah (UU) | |
| ANSS backbone stations (US) | |
| Global Seismograph Network (IU) |
Regional satellite view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.
Detailed terrain view
The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- 3 components recorded by TIGA, the closest USArray station to the event
- Large 3 components recorded by TIGA, the closest USArray station to the event
- Vertical components from every eighth USArray station that recorded the event across the whole network
3 components recorded by TIGA, the closest USArray station to the event:
News links
- USGS page for this event
- The Washington Post: "Strong earthquake rocks Venezuela"
- BBC News: "Powerful quake rattles Venezuela"
- Latin American Herald Tribune: "Venezuela Hit By Magnitude-6.4 Quake, Says U.S. Geological Survey"
Tsunami information
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Current seismic activity measured by USArray
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Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
