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2026 Venezuela Earthquakes
24 June 2026 · Northern Venezuela · Venezuela
On 24 June 2026 at 22:05 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Venezuela (Northern Venezuela), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 1 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 6,509 people and injured 16,740. It is the 44th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 24 June 2026
- Time
- 22:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 6,509
- Injuries
- 16,740
- Estimated Damage
- 19.6 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.0 m wave)
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Venezuela
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19671967 Caracas Earthquake · M 6.6300 deaths
- 1950El Tocuyo · M 6.4100 deaths
- 19001900 San Narciso Earthquake · M 7.725 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth