Venezuela experienced successive strong earthquakes on Wednesday (June 24), causing buildings to collapse in the capital city of Caracas and instigating chaos at a nearby airport. The initial earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, was located west of Morón along Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, approximately 104 miles from Caracas, as reported by the US Geological Survey. It occurred at a depth of eight miles. Shortly after, a more powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck, with its epicenter 10 miles southwest of Morón, at a depth of six miles.
Videos circulating on social media captured scenes of panic at an airport near Caracas following the consecutive earthquakes. Damage has been observed at Simon Bolivar Airport in Maiquetia.
Incidents of structural collapses are being documented in various parts of Caracas, including Naguanagua municipality. Additionally, reports indicate disruptions in internet and cell services.
Social media updates reveal individuals trapped beneath debris in Falcón, Tucacas, and the Los Palos Grandes area of Caracas, where rescue efforts are underway after a multi-story building crumbled.
Following the seismic activity, a tsunami advisory has been issued, warning of potential hazardous waves along coasts within 300 kilometers of the earthquake’s epicenter.
An evacuation and tsunami alert are in progress in Lomas de Urdaneta.
Reports are emerging of a landslide in Montalban following the earthquake in Venezuela on Wednesday evening.
Venezuela’s Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, stated that the tremors were felt across multiple states. He emphasized alarming situations in Caracas’s Altamira neighborhood, with accounts of collapsed homes and structures. He advised residents to remain outdoors due to possible aftershocks that could pose further risks to buildings.These earthquakes mark some of the most intense seismic events in Venezuela in more than a century.
Historically, the San Narciso earthquake in 1900 registered a magnitude of 7.6, while the 2018 Sucre earthquake measured 7.3. Though tremors were felt in neighboring Colombia, particularly in the Caribbean region and northeast, no damages or casualties have been reported.The Colombian Maritime Authority confirmed no tsunami warnings for the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
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