Venezuela's Deadliest Earthquake in Modern History Kills 920

Two powerful earthquakes—magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5—struck northwestern Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 920 people by June 26. Hundreds remain missing and 3,360 injured. Initial reports of 32 deaths multiplied nearly thirtyfold within two days. Seismic records confirm this surpasses a 1967 Caracas earthquake that killed several hundred—making it Venezuela's deadliest quake on record.