On Wednesday evening, two earthquakes struck in quick succession in northern Venezuela, around 170 kilometers (105 miles) west of the capital Caracas.

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.