(1) I will look into the details of this earthquake, since depth and location affect how much damage it did.

The last thing the starving, oppressed people of Venezuela need is a major earthquake.
(2) The first reports of an earthquake's magnitude always gets downgraded about 15-20 minutes later. Currently this one looks to be about 6.8.

Crucially, it's quite deep, at 76 miles (123km).

The USGS website model estimates 10-100 deaths & USD $10 million to $100 million.
(3) If this had been a shallow earthquake, the carnage would be massive. Thankfully it was deep.

There will be many aftershocks. People will be very afraid.

Here's the USGS impact modelling:
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…
(4) Another good source of technical info and media reporting on the Venezuela earthquake:

gdacs.org/report.aspx?ev…

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