An earthquake, or temblor, struck Venezuela on Wednesday night by Colombia.
The quake was a magnitude-5.6 on the Richter scale. It hit near Coloncito, according to the US Geological Survey.
Users on Twitter said they could feel the earthquake. The quake was also located near La Fria, San Juan de Colon, and Puerto Santander.
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BREAKING: #Earthquake in #Venezuela Preliminary magnitude range from 5.4 to 5.6 Developing… @myfoxla pic.twitter.com/MU7pLfURme
— Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) February 5, 2015
@VisoGustavo Heard an earthquake hit Venezuela, Hope you’re good dude!
— Alex Hopkins (@Alex_Hopkins001) February 5, 2015
Sismo en Venezuela M5.6 -4 km ESE de Coloncito Feb4/22:21h Pf 10km USGS http://t.co/He3aH7WgAW pic.twitter.com/isipn46Pr8 via @chematierra
— Clima Venezuela (@climavzla) February 5, 2015
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