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🌍 Earthquake
High-Intensity Earthquake Recorded in La Guaira
Venezuela · Latin America + Caribbean region
detected 2026-10-29T13:16:43Z updated 2026-10-29T13:16:43Z
A study determined that an earthquake in La Guaira reached one of the highest recorded intensities globally. The extreme violence of the movement was caused by a short-duration acceleration pulse that concentrated the event's greatest destructive force.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
Key facts
Category 🌍 Earthquake
Severity High
Confidence Low
Sources 1
Location Approximate (country level)
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60 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event.
This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).
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