{"id":2618748,"date":"2026-06-24T20:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usgs-fears-high-casualties-after-two-major-venezuela-earthquakes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:58:14","slug":"usgs-fears-high-casualties-after-two-major-venezuela-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usgs-fears-high-casualties-after-two-major-venezuela-earthquakes\/","title":{"rendered":"USGS fears &#8216;high casualties&#8217; after two major Venezuela earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusgs-fears-high-casualties-after-two-major-venezuela-earthquakes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two important earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela on June 24, 2026, causing buildings to collapse, widespread damage, and panic, especially in Caracas. The USGS reported a magnitude 7.1 quake followed shortly by a more powerful 7.5 tremor, both near Mor\u00f3n, with shallow depths enhancing their impact.Authorities issued a red alert due to the high risk of casualties and infrastructural damage. Rescue operations were underway amid reports of collapsed buildings, damaged homes, and power outages. Social media videos showed residents fleeing as structures crumbled. The tremors were also felt in neighboring Colombia, prompting evacuations. The U.S. Tsunami Warning system briefly issued alerts for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, later canceled.Venezuela&#8217;s location along <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tectonic plate boundaries makes earthquakes frequent<\/a>, though such destructive events are less common. Other recent seismic activity included a 5.6 quake in Northern California, causing injuries and power outages, and a 6.9 magnitude quake off Japan\u2019s northeastern coast, with no significant damages reported.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two powerful <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/earthquake\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4315\">earthquakes<\/a> struck north-central <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"910\">Venezuela<\/a> on Wednesday, collapsing buildings, triggering panic across the country and capital of Caracas, and prompting the U.S. Geological Survey to warn that \u201chigh casualties and extensive damage are probable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USGS said a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mor\u00f3n, about 130 miles west of Caracas, at a depth of about 8 miles. Just 39 seconds later, a stronger 7.5-magnitude quake struck nearby at a shallower depth of about 6 miles.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4623610\/hezbollah-rearm-israel-ceasefire-drones\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Beleaguered Hezbollah using respite from ceasefire to rearm and reconstitute: Experts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4623496\/france-first-ebola-case-europe\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>France announces first Ebola case in Europe since May outbreak<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4622971\/us-iran-trash-talk-peace-deal-commitments\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US lets Iran trash-talk as long as Tehran officials keep their commitments to peace deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency issued a red alert on its Pager system, estimating a high likelihood of significant fatalities and infrastructural losses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuelan authorities had not immediately issued casualty figures, but emergency crews were responding to reports of collapsed buildings, damaged homes, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-admits-climate-change-policies-may-cause-some-dislocation-for-2-8-million-americans-who-work-the-in-oil-and-gas-industry\/\" title=\"Bill Gates Admits Climate Change Policies \u2018May\u2019 Cause Some \u2018Dislocation\u2019 For 2.8 Million Americans Who Work The In Oil And Gas Industry\">widespread power outages<\/a>. 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(AP Photo\/Adrian Naranjo)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/AP26176004507008.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man jumps on a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Adrian Naranjo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S Tsunami Warning System briefly issued tsunami alerts for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands before later cancelling them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venezuela sits along the boundary where the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates interact, making earthquakes a recurring hazard. 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Officials reported no fatalities or major structural collapses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Japan\u2019s northeastern coast early Thursday local time. Japanese officials reported no immediate injuries or significant damage, and no tsunami warning was issued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two major quakes hit Venezuela; USGS warns of severe damage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2618751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26176004202967.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[81695,41937,81696,81693,81694],"class_list":["post-2618748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-high-casualties","tag-natural-disasters","tag-seismic-activity","tag-usgs","tag-venezuela-earthquakes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26176004202967.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618753,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618748\/revisions\/2618753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}