VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKE LIVE | USGS Warns Up To 100,000 Dead As Back-To-Back Quakes Flatten Capital
A catastrophic doublet earthquake event has devastated northern Venezuela, leaving an estimated death toll that authorities and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) fear could surpass
A catastrophic doublet earthquake event has devastated northern Venezuela, leaving an estimated death toll that authorities and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) fear could surpass 10,000 to 100,000 lives. On Wednesday evening, June 24, 2026, two powerful tremors of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck north-central Venezuela within just 40 seconds of each other, with epicenters located near Morón in Carabobo State and San Felipe in Yaracuy State. The twin earthquakes triggered widespread structural collapses across the capital city of Caracas, flattening high-rise buildings, crushing vehicles, and trapping hundreds under concrete debris, particularly in the hard-hit Altamira and Chacao neighborhoods.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a nationwide state of emergency, shutting down the heavily damaged Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, halting the metro transit system, and suspending schools. Massive power outages and telecommunications failures have plunged major cities into darkness, with NetBlocks reporting a severe decline in internet connectivity. As search and rescue teams, alongside the Red Cross, scramble to pull survivors from the rubble under the constant threat of violent aftershocks, international leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, have pledged immediate emergency assistance to address the unfolding humanitarian crisis.
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