Sat, September 12, 2009
CARACAS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook several regions in Venezuela on Saturday, local officials confirmed.
According to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at about 3:47 p.m. local time (2006 GMT) approximately 65 miles (100 km) west of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km).
A telluric movement of moderate intensity, which lasted about 5seconds, was felt in Caracas, amid a hailstorm that happened to hit the Capital District at the same time.
"The movement was fairly strong," Diosdado Cabello, Venezuelan Minister of Public Works and Housing, told the local media. But he didn't reveal whether there was casualty or damage.
Besides Caracas, the central and western regions of Miranda, Aragua, Vargas, Yaracuy and Zulia y Lara were also affected by the earthquake, according to local media reports.
