Back‑to‑back 7+ magnitude quakes hit Venezuela, Caracas damaged

newsJun 24, 2026601,414

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes on Wednesday evening, with the U.S. Geological Survey recording an initial magnitude 7.1 followed by a 7.5. The USGS placed the first epicenter west of Morón, about 168 kilometers from Caracas at a depth of 13 kilometers, and recorded the second at a 10-kilometer depth. The quakes collapsed multiple buildings in Caracas and prompted tsunami alerts for coastal areas, creating a high risk of heavy casualties and widespread infrastructure damage across the capital and nearby states.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Awful scenes out of Venezuela tonight, with extensive building collapses after a 7.1 earthquake immediately followed by a 7.5. It seems likely to be a very deadly one. Thinking of the Venezuelan people going through this tonight. www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/w...

35745d ago

rationalpear.bsky.social9

well, i guess it’s good that our corrupt president as been putting all those oil dollars into a big trust fund for the Venezuelans. they will need it. what’s that? he probably just stole it?

bskwitter.bsky.social5

Time until a very unhelpful Trump post incoming: hours? minutes? my guess: he will reassure the world markets that the US still has a firm hand on expropriating Venezuelan oil exports

KC Momkin5

I lost a loved one during the earthquake in Haiti, and I am very worried about the people of Venezuela. There is the initial trauma of the collapsing buildings, but then there is the unexpected displacement of people who may not have access to necessities. 😢

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

Back-to-back powerful earthquakes have hammered Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas. The U.S.

15745d ago

myfurbabies9

Could the universe give these poor people a break?

Shipwreck

@shipwreck75.bsky.social

Horrible scenes in Venezuela tonight: Powerful 7.2 foreshock and 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Venezuela, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas. Follow live updates. www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/w...

12845d ago

Hellishchildren2

Guess who won't be sending help.

NanC Lo2

Didn't Trump declare himself to be President of Venezuela some time ago? Or did he just say he took their oil?

Dr. Athena Masson

@weathergoddess.bsky.social

Back-to-back powerful #earthquakes (7.1 and 7.5 magnitude) hammered Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital of #Caracas. apnews.com/article/vene...

7245d ago

Dr. Judith Hubbard

@judithgeology.bsky.social

⚒️ 🧪 A catastrophic earthquake just struck northern Venezuela. Large buildings have collapsed, and the USGS PAGER is forecasting thousands of fatalities. Our colleague in Caracas, Dr. Frank Audemard, has shared with us what the earthquake felt like and footage from the region. Here’s what we know.

6245d ago

Amaya 🌹4

Thanks for the link. Truly a tragic event for a country already going through a lot. My heart goes out to the people of Venezuela.

speck2

That's an incredible write-up of a devastating event. The video footage from the airport is terrifying.

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET

@patti3333.bsky.social

apnews.com/article/vene... TWO EARTHQUAKES WITHIN MINUTES 7.1 Quake and 7.5 in Venezuela 🙏🙏

7145d ago

Raider

@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

7.5 earthquake has struck the country of Venezuela including Colombia Curacao and Aruba

6545d ago

BladeoftheSun

@bladeofthes.bsky.social

Venezuela has been hit by a devastating earthquake while the USA are holding their President hostage and stealing their oil. The USA should pay with all their stolen money to rebuild Venezuela.

4045d ago

Glenna Prowant 🚫👑 🌮

@brewitchin.bsky.social

The U.S. Geological Survey said the first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and its epicenter was west of the community of Morón, located along the country’s Caribbean coast, about 168 kilometers (104 miles) west of Caracas. The quake had a depth of 13 kilometers (8 miles).

3145d ago

Dave Levitan

@davelevitan.bsky.social

Location of the 7.5 earthquake in Venezuela tonight, preceded by a *7.2* foreshock 39 seconds before.

Map from USGS showing a big orange dot not far west of Caracas in Venezuela

3145d ago

Tim Dawson

@timblor.bsky.social

The USGS PAGER alerts are always my first check on how bad a large earthquake might be. Today’s earthquakes in Venezuela are a punch in the gut.

A screenshot of the USGS PAGER estimate of fatalities due to today’s M7.5 earthquake in Venezuela. The estimate is is graph form and shows potentially tens of thousands of fatalities in the affected area.

2845d ago

Tim Dawson5

The PAGER estimates are just one of the many products the USGS provides related to earthquakes to help emergency managers, government officials, scientists, and other groups understand the impacts of significant earthquakes. More info about today’s event here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Carter Lowe

@cjlowewsx.bsky.social

Baseball game in Caracas, Venezuela interrupted by 7.1 magnitude earthquake Note that the earthquake's epicenter was about 110 miles away from this stadium

2445d ago

NetBlocks

@netblocks.org

⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Venezuela including the capital Caracas following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that has impacted energy and telecoms infrastructure.

2545d ago

Justice ❌👑

@loveon9.bsky.social

3/ USGS in Reuters article estimates 10k to 100,000 deaths from Venezuela earthquakes. bsky.app/profile/azin...

1945d ago

HotAppleKai

@hotapplekai.bsky.social

Xan3000, Ryghas's husband and a big part of my community, was just caught in the 7.5 earthquake in Venezuela. Xan is okay, but lost a LOT of stuff. Please please consider donating or reposting to help him replace all that was broken in the quake. ko-fi.com/xan3000

1345d ago

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Back‑to‑back 7+ magnitude quakes hit Venezuela, Caracas damaged

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