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.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with earthquake scientist Judith Hubbard of Cornell University about the science behind the multiple earthquakes in Venezuela, Japan and northern California Wednesday.

Every year, the Earth shakes thousands of times. Most of those tremors go unnoticed, felt only by sensitive instruments buried deep in the ground. Occasionally, though, one of them tears apart cities, ...

On June 24, two quakes above magnitude 7 struck the northern part of the country only 39 seconds apart. While doublet sequences aren't unheard of in seismology, they are uncommon—especially in such sh ...

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Major earthquakes struck Venezuela, Japan and California within hours of each other, raising questions about a possible connection. Here's what science says about the theory.

The earthquakes that struck Venezuela were an uncommon but dangerous two-punch blow known as a doublet.

Venezuela sits on one of South America's most active tectonic boundaries, where constant movement between major plates makes powerful earthquakes a recurring threat.

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's ground is always moving. Most of the time, that movement is too small to notice. But the state sits on one of the ...