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People search for survivors and belongings among the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026. Damaged apartments are in the background. Map of northern Venezuela showing the locations and effects of two major earthquakes that occurred on June 24, 2026. A white car covered in debris and fallen branches sits in front of a collapsed building at night after a pair of major earthquakes shook the ground near Caracas, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026. A pair of earthquakes that struck northwestern Venezuela toppled more than 250 buildings on June 24, 2026
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People search for survivors and belongings among the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on June 24, 2026. Damaged apartments are in the background.
A pair of earthquakes in northwestern Venezuela toppled more than 100 buildings on June 24, 2026 Building collapses caused by the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026, trapping survivors in rubble in the city of Catia La Mar, La Guaira state.

Venezuelan earthquakes of 2026

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Venezuelan earthquakes of 2026, a pair of severe earthquakes that struck northwestern Venezuela on June 24, 2026, roughly 100 miles (160 km) west of Caracas. The twin events arrived only 39 seconds apart, with moment magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 at 6:04 and 6:05 PM local time (22:04 and 22:05 UTC), respectively, and epicenters located within about 6.2 miles (10 km) of one another. The depth of the first earthquake was 12.6 miles (20.3 km),...

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