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New 4.9 quake felt in Venezuela after twin earthquakes kill 920; over 50,000 missing
The government said 172 people remained trapped as rescue teams raced to find survivors on Friday
- PUBLISHED: Sat 27 Jun 2026, 7:32 AM
A new earthquake struck off the northern coast of Venezuela on Friday afternoon, days after twin quakes flattened buildings and killed 920 people.
Reuters witnesses in Caracas and Maracay felt the quake, which earthquake monitor EMSC said had a 4.9 magnitude.
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Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams raced to find survivors on Friday as the death toll from twin earthquakes rose to 920 with foreign crews and aid only beginning to reach devastated areas nearly two days after the quakes.
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The government said 172 people remained trapped, 920 were dead and 3,360 injured after the quakes devastated parts of Caracas and surrounding areas on Wednesday evening. More than 50,000 people were reported missing.
Frustration mounted over the uneven pace of relief in some of the hardest-hit areas including La Guaira state, where residents and volunteers were still digging through rubble by hand amid shortages of heavy equipment and limited official presence.
A U.N. report estimated direct damage from the two quakes, magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, at about $6.7 billion. The second quake was Venezuela's most powerful in more than a century.