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This major M7.2 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 28 km beneath San Felipe, Venezuela. Major earthquakes at this magnitude cause severe shaking over a wide area, with potential for significant structural damage to buildings and infrastructure not built to modern seismic codes.

At 28 km, this is a very shallow earthquake. Shallow-focus events typically generate stronger surface shaking relative to their magnitude, concentrating energy in a smaller area near the epicenter.