IN PICS: Massive 7.3 magnitude quake jolts Venezuela

The Venezuelan Seismological Research Foundation (Funvisis) said the quake occurred on Tuesday evening at 5:31 p.m., with the epicentre located 19 km southeast of the town of Yaguaraparo, in Sucre state, Xinhua news agency reported. In the image a police officer takes a picture of the unfinished abandoned skyscraper Torre de David after its top leaned after suffering some damage Image: AFP/ Federico Parra

An unfinished skyscraper known as Tower of David, that is abandoned, leaned after the earthquake. Image: AFP/ Federico Parra

The quake was felt in surrounding regions, including the states of Nueva Esparta, Monagas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Aragua and Carabobo, and the capital Caracas, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said. People were forced to evacuate buildings in the capital./ Image: AFP / Federico Parra

The strong tremor, which cracked walls and streets, was also felt in nearby Trinidad and Tobago, and as far as Colombia's capital Bogota, where the international airport was briefly closed. / Image: Twitter @soniamswindle

According to the US Geological Survey, which monitors earthquake activity around the world, the quake was the largest to strike Venezuela since 1900, with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale, but it hit at a depth of more than 123 km below the ground, appearing to have caused limited damage. Image: Twitter

A massive earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale has jolted Venezuela's northeast coast, with no immediate reports of casualties./ Image: Twitter @KeymaniX8