Back-to-Back mega earthquakes rock Venezuela, thousands feared dead

CARACAS, Venezuela—Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck western Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in Caracas with thousands feared dead. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 6:04 p.m. local time (22:04 UTC), followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 quake. The epicenters were in Veroes municipality, Yaracuy state, near Morón along the […]