Venezuela earthquakes add tragic new layer to the country's humanitarian crisis

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Jun 29, 2026, 5:20 pm125 ptsTrending
Venezuela has a well-documented vulnerability to earthquakes. The country sits on the boundary between the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates, resulting in routine tremors and causing historical earthquake disasters. But the experience of a "doublet," a pair of 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes 40…

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