Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked…

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700, the nation's acting president said...
Venezuela's acting president says the powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela about 100 miles west of Caracas on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, injuring hundreds and causing widespread damage. The big picture: The U.S....
Eyewitness footage by former lawmaker Wilmer Azuaje showed the moment an earthquake rocked Maiquetia airport in Venezuela.
Twenty aftershocks followed the twin earthquakes on Thursday.
Twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela within a minute on Wednesday evening.
Several earthquakes shook Venezuela's capital of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon,witnesses reported.
Acting president says at least 32 people killed and hundreds more injured
Hundreds injured as buildings toppled in capital Caracas
Buildings collapse in capital Caracas; Delcy Rodriguez says 20 aftershocks followed the earthquakes
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after twin 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes caused widespread damage and rescue efforts.
More than 20 aftershocks have since been detected (Picture: Getty) Venezuelans woke up to two back-to-back earthquakes last night as Donald Trump vowed to ‘help’. Thousands were feared dead...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, June 25, said it is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country's northern coast on...
Venezuela's acting president says the powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured at least 700.
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after massive back-to-back earthquakes toppled buildings in Caracas, knocked down power lines and devastated the capital’s main airport. (Source: Blo...
Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets as communities across the South American countr...
ABC NEWS Verify has authenticated videos showing the devastation after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's coast.
Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency Wednesday after two powerful earthquakes struck the country, toppling buildings in the capital and forcing...
Two powerful quakes minutes apart left buildings destroyed across Caracas.
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Venezuela declared a state of emergency after back-to-back quakes. What we know so far
Powerful back-to-back earthquakes (magnitude 7.2 and 7.5) shook northern Venezuela on Wednesday, with the epicenter near the city of Maiquetía.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that it could be far deadlier than a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country in 1900.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the st...
Both quakes measured over 7.0 magnitude, with tremors being felt as far as more than a thousand miles away in Brazil’s Amazon region.
dead in monster Venezuela earthquakes injured capital Caracas in ruins
A day of powerful seismic activity saw major earthquakes strike Venezuela, Japan, and California. Venezuela experienced the most devastating impact with twin quakes causing fatalities and b...
Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude struck Venezuela near Morón, sending fans fleeing a baseball stadium as buildings shook.
The quakes, among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century, struck shortly after 6 p.m.
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities as far away as Brazil’s Amazon about 1,700 kilometers away.
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