Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each other on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse and damage in Caracas. The rare back-to-back tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, rank among the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in more than a century.
Damaged buildings stand a day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Patients lie outside a hospital evacuated after it was damaged in an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
An injured woman walks in La Guaira, Venezuela, a day after an earthquake struck the area, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Neighbors helps a man evacuate his damaged home after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Collapsed buildings stand a day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
A woman embraces a child after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (
Rescue worker carry an injured man after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
A boy comforts his mother after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Men walk among rubble after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
A vehicle is trapped in a fissure caused by an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
A man holding a dog cries after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
People remain outside their homes following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building for survivors after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
A firefighter rescues a dog from a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Rescue workers comb through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
People remain outside their homes following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
