June 24, 2026

STRONG MAGNITUDE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE SHOOK VENEZUELA AND WAS FELT IN COLOMBIA:

An earthquake that particularly shook Caracas occurred this Wednesday, June 24, and was also felt in several cities in Colombia such as Bogota and Bucaramanga. In the Venezuelan capital, scenes of panic unfolded, and social media was flooded with videos of the destruction caused by the seismic movement.

As of Wednesday evening, Venezuelan authorities had not provided an assessment of the damage or the possible victims left by the earthquake. In some videos, collapsed buildings can be seen in Caracas, along with witnesses claiming that people are trapped. Chaos took hold of the city.

One of the locations affected was Maiquetia International Airport, where people were running to reach safety. A tsunami alert was also declared for some Caribbean islands.

As the caption to the video from the aforementioned airport reads in English, “They’ve sent me this video of Maiquetia Airport. My God…:”

UPDATE: Venezuela rocked by strongest earthquakes in over a century, as USGS fears up to 100K deaths.

Posted at 8:40 pm by Ed Driscoll