The United States Geological Survey recorded a Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake at a depth of 87.4 km, slightly off the north coast of the Paria Peninsula on the north coast of Venezuela, slightly before midnight on Sunday 23 June 2024 local time (slightly before 4.00 am on Monday 24 June GMT). This was a large quake, but at some depth as well as offshore, and there are no reports of any casualties or damage, though the quake was felt over a large area, with people reporting feeling it across much of northern Venezuela, and northeastern Guyana as well as on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad, Granada, St Vincent.
The Paria Peninsula forms part of the southern margin of the Caribbean Plate, which is moving eastward compared to the South American Plate, upon which the rest of Venezuela sits. This is not a smooth process, the two plates constantly stick together, then break apart as the pressure builds up, causing Earthquakes in the process.
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