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Four earthquakes strike northwestern Venezuela, USGS says
Reuters | September 25, 2025 5:40 PM CST

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Northwestern Venezuela experienced four earthquakes late Wednesday and early Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported magnitudes ranging from 4.9 to 6.3. The tremors centered near Mene Grande in Zulia state. They occurred at shallow depths. No immediate casualties or significant damage were reported. Zulia state, an oil-rich region, borders Colombia and the Gulf of Venezuela.

Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding magnitude 6.

The earthquakes, with magnitude ranging from 4.9 to 6.3, were all centered near the town of Mene Grande in Zulia state, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremors struck at shallow depths, between 7.8 and 14 kilometers.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage.


Zulia state is an oil-rich region, which borders Colombia and the Gulf of Venezuela. (Reporting by Angela Christy and Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Alex Richardson)

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