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Twin earthquakes strike Venezuela, in photos

A vehicle is crushed at a building that collapsed after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Campos)
APTOPIX Venezuela Earthquake

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each other on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse and damage in Caracas. The rare back-to-back tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, rank among the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in more than a century.

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