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M7.3 earthquake, Venezuela, 2018-08-21

MagnitudeM7.3mww

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Depth147 km

Time (UTC)2018-08-21 21:31

Rank in 20188 / 134among M6+

Rank since 1900774 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×89approx.

40 km ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela · 10.77, -62.90

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2018-08-22	2018-08-22 13:27	108 km	35 km E of Carúpano, Venezuela

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2018 M7.3M7.3

1997 M7.0M7.0

1929 M6.7M6.7

1988 M6.7M6.7

1997 M6.7M6.7

1935 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2013-10-12	2013-10-12 02:10	63 km	36 km N of Güiria, Venezuela
M6.1 2006-09-29	2006-09-29 13:08	53 km	30 km NW of Petit Valley, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.2 2000-10-04	2000-10-04 14:37	110 km	66 km NNW of Güiria, Venezuela
M7.0 1997-07-09	1997-07-09 19:24	20 km	26 km WSW of Carúpano, Venezuela
M6.7 1997-04-22	1997-04-22 09:31	5 km	18 km WSW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.1 1997-04-02	1997-04-02 06:14	45 km	33 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.2 1994-05-03	1994-05-03 16:36	36 km	46 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.7 1988-03-10	1988-03-10 06:17	56 km	62 km ESE of Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
M6.3 1986-06-11	1986-06-11 13:48	19 km	36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela
M6.1 1983-04-11	1983-04-11 08:18	40 km	53 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.