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Venezuela Hit by Back-to-Back Major Earthquakes as U.S. Signals Aid Readiness

6/25/2026

Two earthquakes — a magnitude 7.2 followed by a magnitude 7.5 just 39 seconds later — struck Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than 700, according to Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez.

President Donald Trump described the toll as a "devastating number of deaths" and said the United States stood ready to deliver assistance to what he called Venezuela's "new and great friends." Seismic Data and Scale of Damage The U.S.

Geological Survey recorded the initial magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 6:04 p.m. ET, with its epicenter approximately 15 miles east-northeast of San Felipe.

The second and stronger magnitude 7.5 event followed roughly 14 miles southeast of Yumare.