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Earthquake hits Caracas, Venezuela right after Haiti

Venezuela has been hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 injuring 14 people and damaging a few building. Fortunately no deaths have been reported and the damages are minimal.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake that shook Caracas had a magnitude of 6.4 and had the epicenter 65 miles west of Caracas, on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. According to Francisco Garces, an aftershock with a magnitude of 4.0 followed the earthquake. Also, he only registered a magnitude of 6.2.

12 people suffered only minor injuries, while two suffered severe leg injuries, aged 9, and respectively 26, according to Tareck El Aissami, Venezuela’s Justice Minister. Two houses were damaged near Lara state and a medical clinic’s wall collapsed, Hector Vargas said. Along with that, other seven houses faced minor damages in the area.

Caracas Venezuela Earthquake

Caracas Venezuela Earthquake

The earthquake shook Caracas at about 3.40 p.m. EDT and only a few people left their buildings and stayed outside, in a rainstorm. The traffic was also slown down due to the rainstorm.

The national civil protection agency will now investigate a few buildings to see if their structure has been damaged by the earthquake.

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2 Responses to “Earthquake hits Caracas, Venezuela right after Haiti”

  1. CIA says:

    This is a US government HARP in practice to attack Venezuela …. the first shoot missed Venezuela and Hit Haiti ,, now they are close on target, do not be surprised if a second earthquake hits Venezuelans .. to diagonalize Hugo Chavez and over tow him.

  2. Bill says:

    INTRODUCTION
    In 1492 Christopher Columbus wrote about Haiti: “The most beautiful in the world”. Certainly, Haiti is a wonderful country in the Caribbean. I think that has a special beauty, with a geography and traditional culture that is totally different from all the other countries in Latin America.

    To Read More About Haiti Click Here

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