INTL Earthquake in Venezuela 6.1

[Melodi]

Just got on the computer and saw this from my old friend that married a Venezuelan 40 years ago - she is there with her husband for Christmas (she couldn't take being apart from him and after praying about it risked going back for a while)...

she posted:
Woke up at 5 am with the bed shaking and the house roaring! Tremor 6.1 north of Valencia, Venezuela
Despertamos a las 5 am con la cama temblando y unas ruidos horrorosos! Sismo de 6.1 Norte de Valencia, Venezuela

More information as I get it, this is on the coast to the West of Caracas.

 

[ainitfunny]

I don’t know the source of that magnitude, but 5.5 shows up on USGS list.
I can’t find one there at 5am, perhaps it’s not listed yet? What day(morning did it occur?

Ok I googled it and found this:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...thquake-carabobo-caracas-pacific-ring-of-fire

Venezuela earthquake: Carabobo ROCKED by 5.6 quake - ‘It was so strong’
VENEZUELA has been rocked by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, with residents in the region of Carabobo reporting strong shaking.
The 5.6 quake struck at 4.59am local time (8.59am GMT), at a depth of 6.2 miles. Residents left witness reports on earthquake-tracking website CSEM-EMSC. One said: “Very strong in Valencia, Carabobo.” Another said: “It was so strong the movement of my bed woke me up.”

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A third said: “It vibrated the whole house.”

The US Geological Society (USGS) has estimated a relatively high likelihood of fatalities.

Their initial, automated report estimated a 44 percent chance at least one life would be lost, a 27 percent chance the death count could reach 10, and a five percent chance it could top 100. There is a 24 percent chance no lives will be lost.

The USGS also said it was more than likely between 10 and 100 million dollars in damage has been caused, at 55 percent.

 

[Melodi]

I was out all day and away from the computer - yes it seems to be the same quake, just the people who do such things adjusted the Magnitude after "B" posted; it rocked them pretty good though.