Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Santiago de los Caballeros de Merida, Municipio Libertador, Mérida, Venezuela
4.2 quake 1 Mar 3:59 am (GMT -4)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 10 minutes ago 51 km northeast of Santiago de los Caballeros de Merida, Venezuela, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 17.7 km beneath the epicenter near Santiago de los Caballeros de Merida, Municipio Libertador, Mérida, Venezuela, early morning on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022, at 3:59 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Santiago de los Caballeros de Merida (pop. 300,000) located 51 km from the epicenter, Valera (pop. 93,800) 51 km away, Ejido (pop. 106,900) 60 km away, Barinitas (pop. 34,400) 64 km away, Mucumpiz (pop. 215,300) 68 km away, El Vigia (pop. 59,100) 89 km away, Barinas (pop. 353,400) 91 km away, and Barinas (pop. 353,400) 91 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 1, 2022 3:59 am (GMT -4) local time (1 Mar 2022 07:59 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 17.7 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 9°N / 70.94°W (Mérida, Venezuela)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/174124/Magnitude-42-earthquake-strikes-near-Santiago-de-los-Caballeros-de-Merida-Municipio-Libertador-Merid.html