Several high-rise buildings were damaged in Caracas on Wednesday
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern coast less than a minute apart on Wednesday, damaging multiple buildings in Caracas.
The first measured magnitude 7.2, followed shortly afterward by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake.
Videos from the scene show large cracks in the walls of high-rise buildings and smoke rising from the streets. There have been no immediate reports of casualties.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter was located about 21 km west of the city of Morón on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. The earthquake was felt across several regions of Venezuela, as well as in neighboring Colombia.
🚨Se reportan daños tras fuerte temblor de 6.2 que tuvo como epicentro la ciudad de Caracas, #Venezuela.#Terremoto pic.twitter.com/EmBlc5p9qD
— Cristian Crespo F. 🇨🇺 (@cristiancrespoj) June 24, 2026
Smoke rising, structural damage seen in Caracas, Venezuela following major earthquake. https://t.co/RowBgZerZO pic.twitter.com/KMOMXPTXnS
— Noteworthy News (@newsnoteworthy) June 24, 2026
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said several structures, including residential buildings, had collapsed in the capital’s Los Palos Grandes and Altamira neighborhoods. He added that emergency services had been mobilized to respond to the damage.
Cabello said that, apart from the capital, the earthquake had been “strongly felt” in the states of Aragua, Carabobo, La Guaira, Miranda, Trujillo, and Yaracuy.
El Diario reported several injuries in Guatire, a city east of Caracas.
A video shows people fleeing Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, as the earthquakes struck.
Me han pasado este vídeo del Aeropuerto de Maiquetia. dios mío… pic.twitter.com/sSH0yboQVP
— Said Rahal (@srahalh) June 24, 2026
Unverified footage purports to show extensive damage to buildings in La Guaira, a city on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast.
#IMPACTANTE LA GUAIRA, 🚨#VENEZUELA pic.twitter.com/wA7a3MmZ1w
— Cristian Crespo F. 🇨🇺 (@cristiancrespoj) June 25, 2026
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