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Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises – Twin Quakes Leave 10’000 Dead, Many Injured

There have been reports of deaths of more than 10 thousand people after two consecutive major dangerous earthquakes in Venezuela. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the number of people killed is expected to be more than 10 thousand by 44%. Due to continuous earthquakes in Venezuela, there has been a lot of damage due to which there has been a lot of devastation in the capital Caracas.

Many buildings and huge damage have spread panic among the people. According to the information, the first earthquake of 7.2 magnitude,

the epicenter was west of the Moron area located on the Caribbean coast, which is about 168 kilometers west of the capital Caracas.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22 kilometers and within 1 minute, the USGS had warned of a more dangerous earthquake of 7.5 magnitude.

Due to the earthquake, many people’s houses have been destroyed, and many people have lost their families.

According to the University of California, Diego, geophysicist Washington Wright, there is a possibility of earthquake tremors being felt in the Venezuelan region next week also.

On Wednesday evening, dangerous tremors of two major earthquakes were detected within 1 minute in Venezuela.  The first one was of 7.2 magnitude, after which there has been a lot of destruction and loss of life to the people.

The news of death has come to light but till now the exact estimate of the number of people killed has not been known and the exact number of deaths due to the earthquake cannot be confirmed properly.