Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 44 km depth2 Aug 18:41 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 2, 2026 18:38:01 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 2, 2026, at 02:38 pm (GMT -4)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.00Depth44 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude10.714°N / 62.248°WVenezuelaAlso near: Trinidad and Tobago 64 km (40 mi) awaySeismic antipode10.714°S / 117.752°EShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoPiparo (107 km / 66 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 28°C (82 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from ENEEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoAug 2, 2026 18:38 GMT / Aug 2, 2026 02:38 pm (GMT -4)Lat / Lng: 10.714 / -62.248: Offshore Sucre, VenezuelaSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23238612',10.71400,-62.24800,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Offshore Sucre, Venezuela',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in VenezuelaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Chaguanas, a town with 67,000 inhabitants in Trinidad and Tobago, in 93 km (58 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, 507 km (315 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry16 km (10 mi)S of epicenterGueiria(pop: 40,000)III: WeakMunicipio Valdez, SucreVenezuela65 km (41 mi)W of epicenterYaguaraparo(pop: 13,600)II: Very weakCajigal, SucreVenezuela80 km (50 mi)E of epicenterPort of Spain(pop: 49,000)II: Very weakCity of Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago82 km (51 mi)E of epicenterLaventille(pop: 21,000)II: Very weakSan Juan/Laventille Trinidad & Tobago86 km (54 mi)SE of epicenterPoint Fortin(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakPoint Fortin Trinidad & Tobago91 km (57 mi)E of epicenterCouva(pop: 5,180)II: Very weakCouva-Tabaquite-Talparo Trinidad & Tobago93 km (58 mi)E of epicenterChaguanas(pop: 67,400)II: Very weakChaguanas Trinidad & Tobago94 km (58 mi)E of epicenterTunapuna(pop: 17,800)II: Very weakTunapuna/Piarco Trinidad & Tobago97 km (60 mi)E of epicenterParadise(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakTunapuna/Piarco Trinidad & Tobago98 km (61 mi)SE of epicenterSan Fernando(pop: 55,400)II: Very weakSan Fernando Trinidad & Tobago99 km (61 mi)SE of epicenterMarabella(pop: 26,700)II: Very weakSan Fernando Trinidad & Tobago100 km (62 mi)SE of epicenterMon Repos(pop: 56,400)II: Very weakSan Fernando Trinidad & Tobago106 km (66 mi)E of epicenterArima(pop: 35,000)II: Very weakArima Trinidad & Tobago110 km (68 mi)W of epicenterCarupano(pop: 167,200)II: Very weakBermudez, SucreVenezuela115 km (71 mi)SW of epicenterCaripito(pop: 43,400)II: Very weakBolivar, MonagasVenezuela126 km (78 mi)E of epicenterRio Claro(pop: 35,700)II: Very weakMayaro Trinidad & Tobago130 km (81 mi)W of epicenterCasanay(pop: 20,600)II: Very weakAndres Eloy Blanco, SucreVenezuela145 km (90 mi)W of epicenterCariaco(pop: 41,600)II: Very weakRibero, SucreVenezuela149 km (92 mi)SW of epicenterMaturin(pop: 647,500)II: Very weakMaturin, MonagasVenezuela158 km (98 mi)N of epicenterSaint George's(pop: 7,500)II: Very weakSaint George Grenada172 km (107 mi)W of epicenterPampatar(pop: 65,000)II: Very weakManeiro, Nueva EspartaVenezuela179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterPorlamar(pop: 216,200)I: Not feltMarino, Nueva EspartaVenezuela180 km (112 mi)SW of epicenterCaicara(pop: 23,600)I: Not feltCedeno, MonagasVenezuela180 km (112 mi)W of epicenterLa Asuncion(pop: 35,100)I: Not feltArismendi, Nueva EspartaVenezuela185 km (115 mi)S of epicenterTucupita(pop: 99,800)I: Not feltDelta AmacuroVenezuela187 km (116 mi)W of epicenterSanta Ana(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltGomez, Nueva EspartaVenezuela187 km (116 mi)SW of epicenterPunta de Mata(pop: 61,100)I: Not feltEzequiel Zamora Municipality, MonagasVenezuela188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterSan Juan Bautista(pop: 90,400)I: Not feltDiaz, Nueva EspartaVenezuela190 km (118 mi)W of epicenterCumanacoa(pop: 25,900)I: Not feltMontes, SucreVenezuela192 km (119 mi)W of epicenterJuan Griego(pop: 28,300)I: Not feltMarcano, Nueva EspartaVenezuela195 km (121 mi)S of epicenterTemblador(pop: 36,400)I: Not feltLibertador, MonagasVenezuela196 km (122 mi)W of epicenterLa Guardia(pop: 34,700)I: Not feltDiaz, Nueva EspartaVenezuela203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterPunta de Piedras(pop: 31,900)I: Not feltTubores, Nueva EspartaVenezuela213 km (132 mi)W of epicenterCumaná(pop: 405,600)I: Not feltSucre, SucreVenezuela220 km (137 mi)W of epicenterAraya(pop: 23,700)I: Not feltCruz Salmeron Acosta, SucreVenezuela224 km (139 mi)S of epicenterBarrancas(pop: 19,500)I: Not feltSotillo, MonagasVenezuela279 km (173 mi)SW of epicenterCantaura(pop: 68,900)I: Not feltPedro Maria Freites, AnzoáteguiVenezuela292 km (182 mi)SW of epicenterSan Jose de Guanipa(pop: 83,100)I: Not feltSan Jose de Guanipa, AnzoáteguiVenezuela299 km (186 mi)SW of epicenterEl Tigre(pop: 222,500)I: Not feltSimon Rodriguez, AnzoáteguiVenezuela507 km (315 mi)W of epicenterCaracas(pop: 3,000,000): Not feltLibertador, Distrito FederalVenezuelaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-2EpicenterAgency4.044 km27 mi18:38:01OFFSHORE SUCRE, VENEZUELAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 2, 2026 02:38 pm (GMT -4)4 minutes ago4.044 km0 km - This quakeOffshore Sucre, VenezuelaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 112 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.08 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 22.2 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 101 quakes per year (or 8.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 112 quakes per year (or 9.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 123 quakes per year (or 10.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 18 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake