A strong earthquake has shaken north-central Venezuela, near the capital Caracas, with residents in neighbouring Colombia also reporting feeling tremors.

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.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a 7.5-magnitude were less than a minute apart, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The second earthquake was the largest to hit the country since 1900.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Venezuela’s coast, shaking Caracas and prompting evacuations. A tsunami threat was issued for Puerto Rico.

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes of each other on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse in the capital Caracas and triggering tsunami alerts…