The earthquakes that rocked Venezuela last month led to catastrophic damage in the port city of La Guaira — killing thousands ...

Venezuela’s pair of earthquakes is considered doublet sequence. It’s not rare to have two quakes in short succession, but in this case, that likely led to more destruction.

It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex region.

On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue teams are racing against time across Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes ripped through the country, leaving hundreds ...

Many earthquakes in Venezuela are "shallow-focus," meaning they occur less than 15 to 20 kilometres below the ground.

Scientists say Venezuela's devastating earthquakes were a rare ‘doublet’ — two powerful tremors occurring just 39 seconds apart along the Bocono fault. The event underscores the region's complex ...

Venezuela’s northern coast was hit by two powerful back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in its wake.

Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating ...

The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that struck Wednesday evening was among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century and was felt throughout the region.

Four earthquakes struck Venezuela within eight hours, causing damage and prompting warnings of aftershocks. The most powerful quakes, both 7+ magnitude, occurred within 39 seconds of each other.

California sits on an active plate boundary where the Pacific and North American plates grind past each other, producing frequent earthquakes.