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See Venezuela earthquake damage after multiple quakes spark tsunami alerts
June 24, 2026Updated June 25, 2026, 5:42 p.m. ET

People search for survivors while others try to salvage belongings in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. A twin earthquake that was Venezuela's largest in over a century has killed at least 164 people and destroyed multiple buildings near the capital, where residents searched on June 25 for missing relatives.
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People react near a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026, as they mourn the death of a relative.
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People stand before damaged homes following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
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A rescuer works at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 25, 2026. Hours after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook parts of California, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within 40 seconds of each other, collapsing buildings and killing more than 160 people.
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People search through the rubble around a car trapped beneath the collapsed remains of a residential building following a earthquakes in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.The back-to-back quakes on Wednesday, June 24, measuring magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, rank among the strongest earthquakes recorded worldwide this year and the largest to hit the South American country in at least a century.
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People react near a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026, as they mourn the death of a relative.
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A view shows the interior of a heavily damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
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A view shows a heavily damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
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A man looks out from a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
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A man inspects a collapsed apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
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A man climbs out from a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
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Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 25, 2026.
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Apartments are pictured in a damaged building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas, early on June 25, 2026. Powerful twin earthquakes have killed 32 people and injured more than 700, the nation's interim president said on June 25, after the massive shocks collapsed entire buildings and sent people running in panic.
FEDERICO PARRA, AFP Via Getty ImagesBack-to-back major earthquakes struck Venezuela's northern coast on June 24, collapsing buildings and raising fears of widespread casualties across the region.
The two tremors, which hit less than a minute apart, triggered panic in the capital of Caracas as residents fled into the streets, while emergency crews searched through rubble for survivors.
A man sits on a bike on a damaged road after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Gaby Oraa, REUTERSThe two tremors, which hit less than a minute apart, triggered panic in the capital of Caracas as residents fled into the streets, while emergency crews searched through rubble for survivors.
A man sits on a bike on a damaged road after earthquakes hit the country, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.

Photos, videos and reports indicated significant structural damage, including collapsed apartment buildings and debris-strewn roadways.
Here, a damaged building at Los Palos Grandes after an earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 24, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
Jesus Vargas, Getty ImagesHere, a damaged building at Los Palos Grandes after an earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 24, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
People walk past the rubble of damaged buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno, REUTERSEmergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
Gaby Oraa, REUTERSPeople sit next to the rubble of damaged buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno, REUTERSA view of a damaged building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Fausto Torrealba, REUTERSPeople walk past the rubble of damaged buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno, REUTERSEmergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, REUTERSPeople react as they gather amid the rubble and debris of damaged buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno, REUTERSPeople react as they gather after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
Gaby Oraa, REUTERSEmergency services work at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
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Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher out of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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People run into a street following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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First responders attend a damaged building at Los Palos Grandes after an earthquake struck Venezuela.
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Rescuers search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Men react in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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A damaged apartment building is seen following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Rescue workers evacuate an injured person from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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A woman comforts a child in the street following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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First responders attend a damaged building at Los Palos Grandes after an earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 24, 2026.
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A collapsed building is seen following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Rescue workers and municipal police officers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Municipal police officers stand next to the remains of a collapsed structure following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Municipal police officers evacuate an injured victim from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Picture of a building of Bancaribe bank which collapsed during an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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First responders search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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A woman is carried on a stretcher following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
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Rescuers search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026.
MANAURE QUINTERO, AFP Via Getty ImagesA person looks on near rubble at the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026.
Gaby Oraa, REUTERSA car under the rubble of a building in the aftermath of earthquakes, in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, June 24, 2026.
Jose Alberto Gallipoli Lameda, Via REUTERSPeople rest as they receive treatment in a field hospital in the aftermath of earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, June 24, 2026.
Maxwell Briceno, REUTERSAn injured person receives treatment at Perez Carreno hospital, after earthquakes hit the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026.
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