The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Venezuela near San Juan Bautista, Díaz Municipality, Nueva Esparta, 36 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, at 1:48 am local time at an intermediate depth of 89.30 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Santa Ana (pop. 19,200) located 31 km from the epicenter, Juan Griego (pop. 28,300) 32 km away, Pampatar (pop. 65,000) 36 km away, San Juan Bautista (pop. 90,400) 38 km away, Porlamar (pop. 216,200) 41 km away, La Guardia (pop. 34,700) 43 km away, and Punta de Piedras (pop. 31,900) 57 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 23, 2026 01:48 am (Caracas time) local time (23 Aug 2026 05:48 GMT)Magnitude: 4.2Depth: 89.30 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 11.33°N / 63.8°W (Venezuela)Primary data source: EMSC