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
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
200 kilometers
COLOMBIA
200 miles
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.5
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
COLOMBIA
Data as of June 24, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. ET.
Caribbean Sea
Falcon
50 miles
50 km
Earthquake
epicenters
Tectonic plate
boundary
Lara
6:04:11 p.m.
1
2
La Guaira
Carabobo
San Felipe
6:05:33 p.m.
Caracas
Valencia
Yaracuy
Miranda
Aragua
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
Data as of June 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
Shake intensity
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very strong
Severe
First earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
200 kilometers
COLOMBIA
200 miles
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.5
Caribbean Sea
Caracas
Maracaibo
Valencia
Venezuela
COLOMBIA
Data as of June 24, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. ET.
Caribbean Sea
Falcon
50 miles
50 km
Earthquake
epicenters
Tectonic plate
boundary
Lara
6:04:11 p.m.
1
2
La Guaira
Carabobo
San Felipe
6:05:33 p.m.
Caracas
Valencia
Yaracuy
Miranda
Aragua
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
Data as of June 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
Shake intensity
50 miles
50 km
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very strong
Severe
Falcon
Caribbean Sea
Chichiriviche
Earthquake
epicenters
Tectonic plate
boundary
6:04:11 p.m.
Lara
1
2
San Felipe
Caracas
La Guaira
6:05:33 p.m.
Yaracuy
Valencia
Miranda
Carabobo
Aragua
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
Data as of June 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
First earthquake
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
Magnitude 7.5
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.
Shake intensity
50 miles
50 km
Light
Moderate
Strong
Very strong
Severe
Falcon
Caribbean Sea
Chichiriviche
Tectonic plate
boundary
Earthquake
epicenters
6:04:11 p.m.
Lara
1
2
San Felipe
Caracas
La Guaira
6:05:33 p.m.
Yaracuy
Valencia
Aragua
Miranda
Carabobo
Populated
area
VENEZUELA
Cojedes
Guárico
Data as of June 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. ET.
First earthquake
Second earthquake
Magnitude 7.2
Magnitude 7.5
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.