Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:09am on 25 Jun 2026,Thursday International
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes on Wednesday evening, triggering panic and visible destruction across parts of the country. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first quake measured 7.2 magnitude and was centred west of Morón, about 168 km from Caracas, at a depth of 13 km. Just one minute later, a stronger 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit the same region at a depth of 10 km. Social media videos showed residents fleeing swaying buildings, collapsed walls, debris-covered streets and dust clouds rising over neighbourhoods. Some structures suffered severe damage, exposing building interiors. The earthquakes rank among the strongest recorded in Venezuela in more than a century.
