G.O.G Posted August 22, 2018 Posted August 22, 2018 A strong earthquake was felt after 5:30 this afternoon in Caracas, Guarenas, Guatire, Táchira, Lara and other states of the country Funvisis reported that the quake had a magnitude of 6.3 an epicenter southeast of Yaguaraparo, Sucre state, eastern Venezuela. #Sismo: 2018/08/21 17:31 (HLV), Mag. 6.3 Mw, 19 km southeast of Yaguaraparo (10,444 N, 62,733 W), prof. 0.1 km - FUNVISIS Mppeuct (@FUNVISIS) August 21, 2018 Our correspondents from Miranda, Anzoategui, Vargas, Aragua, Cojedes, Sucre, Yaracuy, Mérida, Táchira, Falcón and Guárico reported the earthquake in their regions The strong earthquake was felt not only in Venezuela, but also in Colombia, whose authorities ordered the temporary closure of the El Dorado international airport in Bogotá. In Venezuela so far no human losses or material damage are reported, while in Colombia there are possible damages after citizens of Bogotá, Ibagué, Bucaramanga, Cúcuta and Medellín claim to have felt the telluric movement.
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