Venezuela earthquake: Buildings collapse in Caracas after twin earthquakes

The USGC added that there was a 44% chance of more than 10,000 deaths and a 30% chance of more than 100,000 deaths, with a high risk of landslides and liquefaction on the ground.

A tsunami warning was issued for the coast of Venezuela and the islands of Aruba and Bonaire, but it was later cancelled.

The 7.2-magnitude quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.1, was centered in Yaracuy prefecture at a depth of 21.9 kilometers at 6.04 pm local time (23:04 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey.

The epicenter of the second quake was 23 kilometers southeast of the town of Yomari and at a depth of about 10 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey.

“It’s the strongest earthquake I’ve ever felt in my life,” said Nicole Collister, a journalist and BBC Mundo contributor.

Koelster lives on the seventh floor of an apartment building in the Palos Grandes area, in central Caracas, where the 7.2-magnitude earthquake Wednesday afternoon was severe.

“It started shaking, and I saw the windows moving, and the only thing I could think to do was stand between the front door and the stone wall, which is pretty sturdy in my opinion, to try to protect myself,” Kollister recounted.

She stayed there “for a long time” until she heard the neighbors screaming, demanding everyone to get into the street.

“It was so strong that I thought the building was going to fall on top of me,” she said.

One photo taken by an AFP journalist shows a building, believed to be a bank in Caracas, in ruins.

The earthquake was reportedly felt hundreds of kilometers away in the capital, Bogotá, where some people were evacuated as a precaution.

The earthquakes were timed to fall on a national holiday in Venezuela, commemorating the 1821 Battle of Carabobo, a decisive victory by Venezuelan independence leader Simón Bolívar against the Spanish colonial power.

Therefore, there would have been more people at home than usual compared to a normal weekday.

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