The tremors in both Colombia and Venezuela were ‘strike-slip’ earthquakes, which lead to a type of shaking that is far more dangerous for buildings

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on Monday has a different tectonic origin from the earthquakes recorded in Venezuela in June, despite…

Colombia and Venezuela experienced deadly earthquakes due to tectonic plate friction. The Nazca plate sliding beneath the South American plate caused tremors. Earthquake…