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7.5 magnitude earthquake causes massive devastation in Venezuela, 22-storey building razed to the ground; Earth trembled in Japan too

By Samira Vishwas

Japan Venezuela Earthquake News In Hindi: On Wednesday, Venezuela and Japan were shaken by powerful earthquakes. Two powerful earthquakes occurred in Venezuela just minutes apart. Their intensity on the Richter scale has been recorded as 7.1 and 7.5 respectively.

Experts believe this is the most powerful earthquake felt in Venezuela in more than 100 years. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude occurred in Japan, which shook the land there.

devastation in venezuela

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1, with its epicenter at a depth of 13 kilometers in the ocean near the Venezuelan coastal city of Moron. Just a few minutes later, a second and more destructive aftershock of magnitude 7.5 was felt, whose epicenter was located 16 kilometers away from Moron and at a depth of only 10 kilometers.

Due to low depth, the impact of the devastation was quite widespread. The sky was filled with dust in many areas of the capital Caracas as buildings housing restaurants and shops began to collapse.

buildings collapsed like cards

The most terrifying scene of the earthquake was seen in the Altamira area of ​​Caracas, where a huge 22-storey building was completely razed to the ground. People standing near the pile of debris were seen calling out the names of their family members, while volunteers and rescue workers continued searching for people buried under the debris.

Odalis Escalona, ​​a bank employee, said that the stairs broke, there were deep cracks in the walls and things started falling from the roofs like debris, which was a very scary experience.

The administration appealed

In view of the seriousness of the situation, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello has appealed to citizens to immediately come out of their homes and buildings. He said that in view of the danger of aftershocks, people should not go inside the weakened buildings at the moment.

For safety reasons, the administration has stopped gas supply in many residential areas so that no major accident like fire due to debris occurs. The Home Minister has also requested people to take special care of children and the elderly and to give way to emergency vehicles like ambulances.

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Tsunami warning issued

After these tremors in Venezuela, America’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. At the same time, after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan, no major damage has been reported so far and there is no danger of tsunami there at present. Currently the Venezuelan administration is engaged in relief and rescue operations, and the number of injured is being accurately assessed.

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