They were two of the strongest quakes to hit Venezuela in more than a century. Quakes of 7.0 to 7.9 magnitude are considered major, capable of causing severe, widespread damage. In addition to their ...

Professor Dean Whitman, of the Department of Earth and Environment, studies earthquakes. He answers questions about the geophysics of the destructive event.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young girl and others stands in the aisle of a grocery store with products strewn across the floor in the aftermath of an ...

The two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, March 24, measuring 7.5 and 7.2 on the Richter scale, respectively, ...

One of the most active regions in the world is the Pacific Ring of Fire. According to the USGS, this region is where the ...

Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two massive earthquake pulses on June 24, 2026, just seconds apart. The shaking from the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 events caused buildings to collapse in ...

A rare pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela just a minute apart — killing at least 920 people — is raising new questions for Californians about whether a similar ...

Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year, a staggering figure that would seem ...

On Wednesday evening just after 6pm local time, two earthquakes violently shook northern Venezuela. The first one struck near San Felipe, the capital of the state of Yaracuy. Just 39 seconds later, ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly column and volcano/earthquake activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano ...