Measuring 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ) at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi),[1] the earthquake severely damaged the city of Cumaná in Sucre state.

The earthquake had an epicenter located offshore in the Caribbean Sea, and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity scale rating of IX (Violent).

The same fault segment is thought to have partially ruptured during the 1997 Cariaco earthquake, which occurred east of the 1929 event.

The Church of Santa Inés suffered partial destruction of its structure, as well as to the San Antonio de la Eminencia castle.

A clock tower on the Church of Santa Inés stopped working at the time the earthquake struck.