Acting president says at least 32 people killed and hundreds more injured

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.

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

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

US Geological Survey estimates 44 per cent chance fatalities could exceed 10,000