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Venezuela hit by powerful back-to-back earthquakes 8%
By Regina Garcia Cano0% Juan Pablo Arraez0%
6/24/2026, 5:14:57 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 11 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Anecdotal, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 26.8% saturation with 67 hits. Analysis detected 378 faulty-reasoning hits from 250 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 24.9% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,134 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the article peer group.
Venezuela was struck by back-to-back powerful earthquakes on Wednesday evening, which led to buildings collapsing in the capital, Caracas.
The U.S.
Geological Survey reported the first earthquake had a 7.1 magnitude, with its epicenter located west of Morón, a community along the country’s Caribbean coast, about 104 miles (168 kilometers) west of Caracas.
Its depth was 8 miles (13 kilometers).
The USGS reported an even larger 7.5-magnitude earthquake striking just a minute later.
This second quake had a depth of 10 kilometers, and its epicenter was 10 miles (16 kilometers) southwest of Morón.
These seismic events collectively represent some of the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.
The U.S.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Virgin Islands.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic also issued one for the island.
Another alert for Puerto Rico was quickly lifted.
People evacuated swaying buildings in Caracas and remained outside, many visibly shocked as they saw entire walls that had collapsed, making furniture visible from the street.
Dust columns could also be seen in two neighborhoods of the capital, where restaurants and other businesses are typically busy.
The building really shook from side to side.
Unreal.
The force was incredibly strong,” Caracas resident Roberto Damas said.
“We were walking and it was tossing us around.
Everything in the apartment fell.
Well, thank God we were able to get out.”
He also urged people to remain outside as aftershocks could further damage some structures.
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