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USGS fears 'high casualties' after two major Venezuela earthquakes
Two powerful earthquakes struck northcentral Venezuela on Wednesday, collapsing buildings, triggering panic across the country and capital of Caracas, and prompting the U.S. Geological Survey to warn that “high casualties and extensive damage are probable.”
TL;DR
- Two powerful earthquakes struck northcentral Venezuela.
- The earthquakes caused buildings to collapse and triggered panic.
- The U.S. Geological Survey warned of probable high casualties and extensive damage.
- The magnitudes were 7.1 and 7.5, with the stronger quake striking shortly after the first.
- The quakes occurred near Moron, west of Caracas.