"Red alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. High casualties and extensive..."

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.

Several earthquakes shook Venezuela's capital of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon,witnesses reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey warned that \

Authorities have not yet given any estimates of deaths or injuries in wake of the magnitude 7.1 quake.

Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, about 39 seconds apart, struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and…

US authorities said "casualties and extensive damage are probable".

Twin 7-magnitude earthquakes have hit Venezuela, causing buildings to collapse in Caracas, with warnings of further powerful aftershocks.

Twin 7-magnitude earthquakes have hit Venezuela, with warnings of further powerful aftershocks.

Two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, local time, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas.

Magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Caracas, with USGS warning of potentially widespread disaster and up to 100,000 deaths; airport was shut, buildings collapsed and…

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela minutes apart on Wednesday, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas. The US Geological Survey said a magnitude 7.1 quake hit near…

The quakes are among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hammered Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas.The US Geological Survey said…

"Red alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. High casualties and extensive..."

The USGS warns the death toll could range between 10,000 and 100,000

Strong earthquakes struck west of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday afternoon (local time), bringing down buildings in Caracas and causing scientists to estimate "high casualties…

The agency issued a red alert on its Pager system, estimating a high likelihood of significant fatalities and infrastructural losses.

Powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela, causing damage in the capital, Caracas, and prompting dire warnings from scientists about potential widespread destruction and significant…

Two powerful earthquakes – with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 – sent residents running into the streets as buildings shook and collapsed