Follow The Hindu Live as Venezuela reels from back-to-back earthquakes of magnitude 7.1 and 7.5, among the strongest in over a century. Buildings collapse in Caracas, Maiquetia airport shut, state of emergency declared.`

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

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…

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