Buildings collapse as 2 earthquakes slam Venezuela

June 25, 2026

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Buildings collapse as 2 earthquakes slam Venezuela

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Back-to-back powerful earthquakes slammed Venezuela yesterday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas and leaving residents shaken.

The US Geological Survey said the first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and its epicentre was west of the community of Morón, located along the country’s Caribbean coast, about 168 kilometres (104 miles) west of Caracas. The quake had a depth of 22 kilometres.

The USGS reported an even larger 7.5-magnitude earthquake just a minute later. The second quake had a depth of 10 kilometres and its epicentre was 16 kilometres (10 miles) southwest of Morón.

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