Venezuela's Deadliest Earthquake on Record Kills 920 in 48 Hours

Twin strike-slip earthquakes—magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5—struck northwestern Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 920 by June 26 with hundreds still missing and 3,360 injured. The initial toll of 32 dead multiplied nearly thirtyfold in two days. Seismic records show this is the deadliest earthquake to hit Venezuela in modern history, surpassing a 1967 event that killed several hundred in Caracas.