M4.5 earthquake 15 km W of Güiria, Venezuela
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 15 km W of Güiria, Venezuela on Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 9:03 AM GMT-4 (13:03 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 17 km NE of Güiria, Venezuela. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-20 13:03:01 UTC
- Depth
- 104.4 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.552° N, 62.435° W
- Region
- Venezuela
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b7d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.