M4.0 earthquake 19 km WNW of Machiques, Venezuela
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Machiques, Venezuela on Tue, Jun 24, 1986, 2:40 AM GMT-4 (06:40 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 39 km ESE of Agustín Codazzi, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-24 06:40:20 UTC
- Depth
- 155.6 km (96.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 10.142° N, 72.712° 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: 1 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 usp0002vbw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.