Residents of the capital Caracas were forced to evacuate their residences and seek shelter outdoors as the quakes, which struck less than 200 km from the capital, caused widespread damage.

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]

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.

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.

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

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

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Two major earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit near the Venezuelan capital on Wednesday, collapsing buildings and causing widespread damage.

Two major earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, hit near the Venezuela capital on Wednesday, collapsing buildings and causing widespread damage.

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160km west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey.

Authorities have estimated that the number of casualties could be in the tens of thousands

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Residents of the capital Caracas were forced to evacuate their residences and seek shelter outdoors as the quakes, which struck less than 200 km from the capital, shook buildings…

Residents of the capital Caracas were forced to evacuate their residences and seek shelter outdoors as the quakes, which struck less than 200 km from the capital, caused…

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