Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:51 UTC
In the video the reaction of the fishermen and an unusual movement of the boats can be seen during the first seconds of the quake
A group of fishermen working off the coast of La Guaira state captured on video the moment when the two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that shook Venezuela began on Wednesday and that, according to the latest official toll, left at least 164 dead and 971 injured. The footage, shared on social media, became one of the most widely circulated records of the catastrophe.
In the video the reaction of the fishermen and an unusual movement of the boats can be seen during the first seconds of the quake. Other recordings that circulated in the following hours showed scenes captured at different points across the country: in one of them, a man filmed from inside Maiquetía International Airport, which serves Caracas, the damage caused by the tremors, which led to its closure.
Pescadores, desde las cosas del estado La Guaira, graban el momento exacto de los terremotos en Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/n5NvXfBo9g
