M 6.4 in Venezuela from 25 Sep 2025 03:51 UTC to 03:51

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1501948
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.4M
Glide number: EQ-2025-000175-VEN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 10.004 , -70.829
Event Date: 25 Sep 2025 03:51 UTC
24 Sep 2025 23:51 Local
Exposed Population: 60 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2025 03:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.3 (Venezuela)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 Tsunami GDACS score
PTWC 1.2 0 1.2
pt25268000 Scaled population (vector) 3.75 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 rapid impact -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 rapid impact 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.9      
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Venezuela - Earthquakes (ECHO 30 Sep 2025)Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:59

  • Two earthquakes, measuring 6.2 M and 6.3 M, struck north-western Venezuela at depths of 8 km and 14 km, respectively. The 6.2 M event occurred on 24 September at 18:21 UTC (22:21 local time), while the 6.3 M event followed on 25 September at 03:51 UTC (23:51 local time on 24 September). Both epicentres were located 24–27 km east-northeast of Mene Grande city in Zulia state. A third earthquake of 4.9 M affected the same area on 25 September at 03:51 UTC.
  • 30,000 people were exposed to very strong shaking, while up to 246,000 were exposed to strong shaking. Tremors were felt in northern Colombia.
  • According to media reports, some buildings were lightly damaged, such as a church in Maracaibo, Zulia state. No immediate casualties have been reported. DG ECHO partners are present in the area affected.
  • Five major earthquakes have struck Venezuela’s north in the last century - including a 7.2 quake off its northern coast in 2018 - causing more than 400 deaths. 80% of the population is living in active seismic zones.

 

Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (92), (5), NEIC (5), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),