{"data":{"id":1886,"lang":"en","title":"Back-to-Back 7.5 and 7.2 Earthquakes Strike Venezuela, Collapsing Buildings in Caracas","summary":"Back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated Venezuela on June 24, collapsing buildings in Caracas and triggering a temporary tsunami advisory for the Caribbean.","category":"other","category_label":"Other","published_at":"2026-06-25T02:03:15Z","updated_at":"2026-06-25T02:03:15Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1886-back-to-back-7-5-and-7-2-earthquakes-strike-venezuela-collapsing-buildings-in","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1886?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1886.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1495020689067-958852a7765e?w=800","word_count":170,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.newsweek.com/earthquake-venezuela-montalban-7-1-caracas-12117211","domain":"newsweek.com"},{"url":"https://abc7.com/post/powerful-71-magnitude-earthquake-hits-venezuela-swaying-buildings-capital/19374775/","domain":"abc7.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":1959,"title":"Venezuela zasáhla ničivá série zemětřesení o síle 7,2 a 7,5 stupně — v Caracasu se hroutily budovy","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/1959-venezuela-zasahla-niciva-serie-zemetreseni-o-sile-7-2-a-7-5-stupne-v-caracasu","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1959?lang=cs"},"content":"Venezuela was rocked by two powerful earthquakes in rapid succession on June 24, 2026. A 7.2-magnitude foreshock struck first, followed just 40 seconds later by a 7.5-magnitude mainshock centered approximately 100 miles west of Caracas — among the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in over a century.\n\nMultiple buildings collapsed across Caracas, with the Altamira neighborhood reporting alarming damage and the coastal town of Catia La Mar showing widespread structural destruction. Simón Bolívar International Airport suspended all flight operations due to damage. The U.S. Geological Survey issued red alerts through its PAGER system, warning that high casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread.\n\nA tsunami advisory was briefly issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and nearby Caribbean islands including Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, but was subsequently lifted. Venezuela sits along the active boundary between the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates, creating persistent seismic risk — and the back-to-back quakes rank among the most powerful to strike the country in more than a century."}}