A strong earthquake has shaken north-central Venezuela, near the capital Caracas, with residents in neighbouring Colombia also reporting feeling tremors.The earthquake on Wednesday afternoon (local time) registered at a magnitude 7.1 in Venezuela's Montalban, at a depth of 13km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).Residents in Caracas rushed to evacuate as the quake shook buildings.Police officers stand next to the remains of a collapsed structure following the earthquake in Caracas.AFP / Juan BarretoOne witness said that cracks had formed up the side of their apartment and glass in the entryway had shattered.Maria Romero, an 80-year-old pensioner on the south side of Caracas, said that the police helped her evacuate her building. "This earthquake was horrible, even worse than the one in 1967," she added.According to videos from Reuters witnesses, fire trucks were on the streets in Caracas, and the facades of some buildings had suffered significant damage.Many residents in Caracas lost power or internet service right after the quake.Debris lies on a street following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.AFP / Manaure QuinteroOne witness said that cracks had formed up the side of their apartment and glass in the entryway had shattered. Power went down shortly after, the witness added."Several walls in my building broke open or cracks formed," a witness in Valencia, to the west of Caracas, told Reuters. "As soon as it stopped (shaking) my husband and I evacuated."The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat for Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands following the earthquake, adding that islands off the coast of Venezuela - Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire - could also be hit by hazardous waves.Meanwhile, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the east coast of Honshu, Japan on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. However, there was no tsunami warning issued.-Reuters