Magnitude-6.4
Earthquake Hits Offshore
Venezuela
Caracas - A
magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook several
regions in Venezuela on Saturday, local
officials confirmed.
According to a report by the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at about
3:47 p.m. local time (2006 GMT)
approximately 65 miles (100 km) west of
Caracas, capital of Venezuela, at a depth of
6.2 miles (10 km).
A telluric movement of moderate intensity,
which lasted about 5 seconds, was felt in
Caracas, amid a hailstorm that happened to
hit the Capital District at the same time.
"The movement was fairly strong," Diosdado
Cabello, Venezuelan Minister of Public Works
and Housing, told the local media. But he
didn't reveal whether there was casualty or
damage.
Besides Caracas, the central and western
regions of Miranda, Aragua, Vargas, Yaracuy
and Zulia y Lara were also affected by the
earthquake, according to local media
reports.
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