Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude struck Venezuela near Morón, sending fans fleeing a baseball stadium as buildings shook.
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Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude struck Venezuela near Morón, sending fans fleeing a baseball stadium as buildings shook.
Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude struck Venezuela near Morón, sending fans fleeing a baseball stadium as buildings shook. Wednesday evening's 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century, and could be felt throughout the region. Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within about a minute of each other on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse and damage in Caracas.
The rare back-to-back tremors, measuring magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5, rank among the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in more than a century. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings in the capital of Caracas.
PBS NewsHour reported the story as "2 powerful quakes hit Venezuela, killing at least 164 and injuring nearly 1,000." Fox News reported the story as "Players, fans flee stadium as powerful earthquakes strike during Venezuela baseball game."
4 sources have covered this story, including Fox News, PBS NewsHour, The Independent and NBC News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 15 hours ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 164, 32); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 4 independent outlets across the spectrum.
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