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Things to Know About Venezuela’s Powerful Earthquakes
AP News ^ | June 26, 2026

Posted on 06/28/2026 6:35:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A rare double earthquake ravaged Venezuela on Wednesday, killing at least 920 and injuring another 3,360, authorities said. Many more are feared dead. Thousands of people have been reported missing. Some of the heaviest damage and casualties were in La Guaira, a coastal region north of the capital, Caracas.

Here’s what to know about the earthquakes and the search for survivors:

The powerful 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck 39 seconds apart along the San Sebastian fault on Venezuela’s northern coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. They were among the strongest in the South American nation in more than a century.

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TOPICS: Local News; Weather
KEYWORDS: earthquake; oil; venezuela
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1 posted on 06/28/2026 6:35:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

The key thing to note is that this was a commanded earthquake. Geologists have already traced the source of the command to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C.


2 posted on 06/28/2026 6:51:50 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

You can bet that American infrastructure and commerce will take root there with the aid 100x faster after that earthquake


3 posted on 06/28/2026 6:57:26 PM PDT by struggle
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To: 17th Miss Regt

It’s because Trump caused global warming:


4 posted on 06/28/2026 7:07:27 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: nickcarraway

BKMK


5 posted on 06/28/2026 7:12:10 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

Filling of the reflecting pool 😎😂


6 posted on 06/28/2026 7:21:40 PM PDT by blitz128
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To: nickcarraway

Oh, good. The Ape Pee is going to inform me about something.


7 posted on 06/28/2026 7:27:08 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: nickcarraway

It was the Frac’s in Oklahoma


8 posted on 06/28/2026 7:31:17 PM PDT by South Dakota (Vance / Trump...2028 )
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To: 17th Miss Regt

One of the very first photos from Venezuela after the earthquakes showed a glow in the sky. The person who posted it actually wrote “It’s HAARP that did it!” (High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program). Maybe it was a tongue-in-cheek jab at the kooks. Or maybe it was real.


9 posted on 06/28/2026 7:47:49 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: nickcarraway

“Rodríguez said the government was creating a $200 million reconstruction fund for hospitals and homes damaged by the earthquakes.”

That’s like a spit in the ocean. Looks like $10-$100 billion of damage.


10 posted on 06/28/2026 7:49:45 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

IN AMERICAN PRICES. NOT IN VENEZ PRICES.


11 posted on 06/28/2026 7:55:01 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: nickcarraway

Decades of socialism turns everything rotten. Corruption becomes routine. It becomes easier to bribe a building inspector than to build things correctly. Things get done by who you know rather than what is known. When the Earthquake does eventually hit you get exactly what happened there.


12 posted on 06/28/2026 9:21:59 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: nickcarraway

This story seems to suggest that they’ve changed their minds, but it was initially reported that Venezuela sits on not 1, but *2* faults, and that this was a quake from each.


13 posted on 06/28/2026 10:27:05 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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