An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurred in the north of Venezuela.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurred in the Venezuelan state of Yaracuy in the north of the country. This was announced on May 24 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

It is noted that the source of the natural cataclysm lay at a depth of 13 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 60 km northwest of the city of Valencia, as well as 28 km northeast of San Felipe.

As a result of the incident, the risk of a tsunami is not excluded.

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 also struck Indonesia on June 17, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. It is noted that the epicenter of the initial earthquake was located inland, about 43 km east-southeast of the city of Palu with a population of about 400 thousand people, its depth was about 10 km.