Venezuela hit by largest earthquake in more than a century
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck northern Venezuela around 6 p.m. on June 24, only 39 seconds after a 7.2 magnitude foreshock. The capital Caracas was badly damaged and the state of La Guaira has been declared a disaster zone.
Shake intensity
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very strong
Severe
First earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
June 24, 2026 at 6:04:33 p.m.
Caribbean Sea
Earthquake
epicenter
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
200 kilometers
COLOMBIA
200 miles
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.5
June 24, 2026 at 6:05:11 p.m.
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
COLOMBIA
Data as of June 24, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. ET.
Caribbean Sea
Falcon
Two aftershocks have been reported near Caracas
Tectonic plate
boundary
Earthquake
epicenters
June 24
6:24 p.m.
1
2
La Guaira
Carabobo
Yaracuy
Caracas
June 25
1:48 a.m.
Valencia
Aftershock
June 26
12:19 a.m.
Aragua
Miranda
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
50 miles
50 km
Data as of June 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
Shake intensity
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very strong
Severe
First earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
June 24, 2026 at 6:04:33 p.m.
Caribbean Sea
Earthquake
epicenter
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
200 kilometers
COLOMBIA
200 miles
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.5
June 24, 2026 at 6:05:11 p.m.
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
COLOMBIA
Data as of June 24, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. ET.
Caribbean Sea
Falcon
Two aftershocks have been reported near Caracas
Tectonic plate
boundary
Earthquake
epicenters
June 24
6:24 p.m.
1
2
La Guaira
Carabobo
Yaracuy
Caracas
June 25
1:48 a.m.
Valencia
Aftershock
June 26
12:19 a.m.
Aragua
Miranda
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
50 miles
50 km
Data as of June 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
Shake intensity
50 miles
50 km
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very strong
Severe
Caribbean Sea
Falcon
Chichiriviche
Two aftershocks have been reported near Caracas
Earthquake
epicenters
Tectonic plate
boundary
Lara
June 24
6:24 p.m.
1
2
San Felipe
La Guaira
June 25
1:48 a.m.
Aftershock
June 26
12:19 a.m.
Caracas
Yaracuy
Valencia
Miranda
Carabobo
Aragua
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
Data as of June 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
First earthquake
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
Magnitude 7.5
June 24, 2026 at 6:05:11 p.m.
June 24, 2026 at 6:04:33 p.m.
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Caracas
Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Valencia
Valencia
Venezuela
Venezuela
200 kilometers
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIA
200 miles
Data as of June 24, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. ET.