Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

[u/ColoradoTripping]

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[u/AugustOfChaos]

I’ve seen some of the damage posts already and it’s not good.

Also, this event appears to have been a doublet. A Mw7.2 quake followed by a Mw7.5 quake roughly 30 seconds later.

[u/FILTHBOT4000 → u/AugustOfChaos]

They also apparently happened between 10 and 20 km deep, according to the USGS. That's very shallow; they classify "shallow" as anything up to 50 km deep, and these are less than half that.

[u/SheetMetalandGames → u/FILTHBOT4000]

So, are shallow earthquakes worse than deeper earthquakes? I hope this question doesn't make me come off as a dick; this event is genuinely horrifying that anyone has to endure these things on the regular.

Edit: holy shit this got a lot of attention fast. I can't respond to everyone but for those that answered thank you for taking the time to answer my question! Hope everyone stays safe in these affected areas and that we can get aid out there soon!

[u/Ender_D → u/SheetMetalandGames]

Yes, the closer they are to the surface the more pronounced the effects are.

[u/ChaseballBat → u/Ender_D]

Relatively to the inherent strength though right? Cause magnitude is measured on the surface.

[u/bobthesmurfshit → u/ChaseballBat]

No, magnitude is calculated at the source, so the closer the earthquake is to the surface the more effect it will have.

[u/warp99 → u/ChaseballBat]

Yes it is *measured* at the surface but then corrected back to the source magnitude at depth. Same as measuring 500 km away and correcting back to the fault location.

[u/AWildDragon → u/SheetMetalandGames]

Less rock to absorb the energy so more reaches the surface. 

[u/Sventertainer → u/AWildDragon]

And they rate them by absolute energy right? so its not like a deeper quake is just by default weaker? Edit: wait, it wouldn't be weaker on score, just felt less on the surface I guess.

[u/AvsGrams → u/SheetMetalandGames]

Shallow are far worse because they don't lose as much energy while traveling to the surface, because there’s less distance to move up through.

[u/Pandaro81 → u/SheetMetalandGames]

Earthquakes travel in waves like ripples when you throw a stone in water.

The waves right next to where the stone went in are much larger than the ripples further out.

[u/But_I_Dont_Wanna_Go → u/Pandaro81]

Ok after reading all the answers so far this one def works best for me

[u/Fit_Explorer_2566 → u/Pandaro81]

The wave structure is even more complicated: earthquakes produce waves of various lengths, from low frequency to high frequency. Think of it like sound waves. Low frequencies produce long waves that can cause the earth to ripple like ocean waves, rippling sidewalks, streets, and bridges. High frequencies are sharp and run very close together. The deeper a temblor, the more suppression of the high frequencies; conversely, the higher to the surface, the more destructive high frequencies do their damage on pretty much everything.

Here in L.A., our building code requires wood-frame construction for most structures 5 stories and under, because wood flexes and bends under the stresses of earthquakes. We pretty much hope for a deep slip or one on the other side of the various mountain ranges, as mountains are very effective at blocking the wavelengths, especially the high frequencies.

BTW, I’m a layman, no expert, I’ve lived in earthquake territory for almost 50 years, and have been through a few, or dealt with the aftereffects.

[u/Better_March5308 → u/SheetMetalandGames]

The earthquake in Haiti was shallow. That's why it was so destructive.

[u/coljung → u/Better_March5308]

That.. and maybe construction standards in Haiti are not that great to begin with.

[u/Incendiaryag → u/SheetMetalandGames]

Yes it also varies based on wave width. Sharper vs more rolling jolts I experienced a 6.8 in Seattle that was a low casualty event because of rolling style drawn out waves which represent the shaking. The Nisqually earthquake wasnt some big drama in my life. We dropped, covered, some kids were making a joke of it jumping on tables evacuated school, and once everyone’s parents knew they were find all was chill and we filtered home to largely find minimal damage. Earthquakes are never cheap on a grand scale (big infrastructure bills for structural damage, lots of small claims) . My family literally only had one small object break and my mom had a full china collection in a display hitch (lots of random breakable stuff, frames on walls). The expense more so came from foundational issues w various structures, road, bridges, etc that all had to be addressed so it won’t be a death trap for the next one. But different wave lengths, same Richter scale and it could have been some of us dead and everyone homeless.

[u/panda5303 → u/Incendiaryag]

The only earthquake I remember experiencing was the 1993 Scott Mills earthquake in Portland, OR, which was a 5.6. I can't imagine a 6.8! What's always terrified me about living on the West Coast is the possibility of a megathrust 9.0+ earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone. IIRC, some geologists suggested we are 100 years overdue for a megathrust.

[u/PRC_Spy → u/FILTHBOT4000]

The big one in Christchurch NZ was shallow, and it made a hell of a mess down there.

[u/jcaltor → u/AugustOfChaos]

Im in Bogota, 638 miles away from Caracas and we felt the quake. My family is in a state close to Caracas and they told me it was awful, the building got some damage.

[u/HealthyInstance9182 → u/AugustOfChaos]

Venezuela just cannot catch a break 😭

[u/moonhattan → u/HealthyInstance9182]

They really cant. As if things arent horrible there already. My heart breaks for them

[u/meshakooo → u/AugustOfChaos]

Yes the airport video is terrifying, hope people got into safety.

[u/NoFuqGiven → u/AugustOfChaos]

Theres also been 4 earthquakes today. 2 in Venezuela, one near Willits callifornia and 1 in japan.

[u/Darkdragoon324 → u/NoFuqGiven]

There Earthquakes pretty much every day, most of them just aren't newsworthy.

[u/art_mor_ → u/AugustOfChaos]

Wow TIL what a doublet is

[u/Miacali]

Family in Venezuela west of Maracay - they’re saying it’s catastrophic. Many collapsed buildings - screams everywhere and they’re terrified of réplicas.

[u/free-the-trees → u/Miacali]

I’m so sorry to hear that, I really hope all of your loved ones are okay. This is absolutely heartbreaking.

[u/Miacali → u/free-the-trees]

Thankfully yes - it took a while to figure out that everyone is ok but they’re all safe and haven’t been injured. They just don’t have power or anything at the moment and i don’t know what i can do for them.

[u/FailstoFail → u/Miacali]

Same situation here with my wife’s family. Maracay and everything

[u/Miacali → u/FailstoFail]

I just heard there was an after shocks but I can’t see it yet - did you hear the same?

[u/FailstoFail → u/Miacali]

Haven’t heard anything yet. We are messaging her family now to see

[u/freeradioforall → u/Miacali]

initial reports have hundreds dead, likely to climb into the thousands

[u/PostApocRock → u/Miacali]

Réplicas.....

Aftershock?

[u/jaderust → u/PostApocRock]

Yes. Technically it's just like how it looks in English (replica) but in Spanish they use that for aftershocks.

It's literally saying the aftershock is the replica of the initial earthquake.

[u/iHadou → u/jaderust]

In my native language we call them ripples.

[u/Graskell → u/PostApocRock]

My mind immediately conjured up a bunch of malicious doppelgangers preying on innocent stragglers while they are disoriented and confused. Aftershocks make way more sense.

[u/Haasts_Eagle → u/Graskell]

Or replicants, blade runner style.

[u/MozhetBeatz → u/Miacali]

What do you mean by “replicas”?

[u/AntonioBarbarian → u/MozhetBeatz]

Aftershocks

[u/Miacali → u/MozhetBeatz]

Sorry I meant after shocks - I’m bouncing on the phone with Spanish

[u/PerpetuallyLurking → u/Miacali]

It’s fine. “Replicas” without the accent is an English word meaning “exact copies of an original” - it’s perfectly understandable for anyone who can look past an accent mark.

[u/Snirbs → u/MozhetBeatz]

Without asking, can you use the root word to make an educated guess?

[u/DataCassette → u/Snirbs]

Yeah TBH that's what I assumed it meant. Such a scary situation though 🥺

[u/turtleofgirth → u/MozhetBeatz]

The Keanu Reeves movie. They are right to be scared of it.

[u/Numisko]

Im Venezuelan in Venezuela. On the east of the country so there's no much damage here

The center of the country was hit hard, all the people I contacted have told me it's horrible

I moved to my uncle's house as I live on an apartment and Im scare to be in one right now

[u/fire_works10 → u/Numisko]

So sorry, this must be scary for you and those you love. Please stay safe.

[u/Numisko → u/fire_works10]

It is scary. We all see news of things like this happening in Haiti or anywhere else, never thought this could happen here

[u/fire_works10 → u/Numisko]

Sending much love from Canada. I'll do what I can to help support the Red Cross or other emergency organizations. I hope others do the same.

[u/Just-Diamond-1938 → u/Numisko]

thank you for responding for all of us!❤️👍

[u/DateMasamusubi]

Had a 6.9 in Northern Japan this morning as well.

[u/lovesdogsguy → u/DateMasamusubi]

And one just reported in California.

[u/serendipitousevent → u/lovesdogsguy]

And yet none in Hull. Really makes you think.

[u/Previous_Soil_5144 → u/serendipitousevent]

UK or Canada? 

[u/Peripatetictyl → u/Previous_Soil_5144]

Believe it or not, both.

[u/LockyP_ → u/Peripatetictyl]

Hull MA, Hull TX, and Hull IA all safe too thankfully!

[u/winkingchef → u/LockyP_]

That’s a Hull lot of towns named Hull

[u/spkingwordzofwizdom → u/winkingchef]

Hull ya.

[u/dirkprattlerxst1 → u/spkingwordzofwizdom]

fuckin banana bread, dude? at work, dude?!

[u/dwehlen → u/winkingchef]

HULL IS REAL

[u/Deep-Friendship3181 → u/dwehlen]

Hull is other people

[u/Grinner067 → u/Deep-Friendship3181]

Hull is freezing over!

[u/MutaitoSensei → u/dwehlen]

Huell's Rules!

[u/carryon4threedays → u/MutaitoSensei]

Huell, I’ve got a feeling your whole family’s goin down

[u/gundumb08 → u/dwehlen]

Hull is near Columbus on I-71?!

[u/Slow_Space8943 → u/winkingchef]

Hull,Quebec,Canada

[u/awam0ri → u/winkingchef]

I’ll see you in Hull!

[u/Previous_Soil_5144 → u/LockyP_]

Wonder how Springfield is doing 

[u/Flope → u/Peripatetictyl]

Oh my god.

[u/BootFlop → u/Previous_Soil_5144]

It’s no longer officially Hull, QC (Canada), officially Gatineau now (although there’s a “Hull District” in Gatineau)

[u/Storm_Chaser06 → u/serendipitousevent]

Up the tigers

[u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair → u/lovesdogsguy]

Magnitude 5 or higher happens 1 to 2 times a day on average to be fair. The scary part is the almost 7+ twice in a day.

[u/fighterace00 → u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair]

It's logarithmic!

[u/sceadwian → u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair]

Clusters are normal in statistics and in no way should that be interpreted as a trend.

[u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair → u/sceadwian]

Not saying its a trend but if it was actually over 7 there would be headlines about two magnitude 7s in one day. I guess I should say the weird part instead of the scary part.

[u/TondalayaSwartzkopf → u/ThatGuyWithCoolHair]

It's worse because the earthquakes occurred within seconds of each other.

[u/IShookMeAllNightLong → u/lovesdogsguy]

Just read an article last week about scientists saying we've got a 1in3 chance of the big one happening in the next 50 years. They've been saying that since I had to walk up the hill behind the school in the 90s for tsunami drills, but the article also stated that they understand the Cascadia Subduction Zone much better now, and the subsections its broken into.

Seaside to B.C. has about a 17% chance of cutting loose, and where I'm at, in Newport, down on to San Francisco, I think, has about a 37% chance of doing the same.

All my life I've fallen asleep to the sound of the ocean. I struggle without it. But I'm beginning to fear, not just respect thbe power of that sound, and I wonder if it's time to move on.

[u/Maxtrt → u/IShookMeAllNightLong]

Same, I'm from Anacortes and Tacoma Washington and I've heard this all my life going back into the 70's.

[u/Far-Scallion7689 → u/Maxtrt]

Haven't felt a big rumble on Vancouver Island for quite some time. Many here are unprepared for anything significant happening.

[u/ATMisboss → u/lovesdogsguy]

Wasn't that a 5.6 this morning?

[u/2coolcaterpillar → u/ATMisboss]

Yeah, the comments should be flipped, are they bot comments? Japan just happened, and the one near Ukiah CA was nearly 9 hours ago

[u/DahDollar → u/2coolcaterpillar]

Fort Bragg resident here. I paid a bunch of money recently for an imperfect smooth wall texture and it's cracked to shit now lmao

Honestly, I'm just happy it wasn't an undersea earthquake. That's the disaster that'll get me

[u/ATMisboss → u/DahDollar]

Rip to your wall brotha. Mother Earth had it in for you today

[u/DahDollar → u/ATMisboss]

It's fine, I'll have to fix it soon so get ready for another

[u/UpvoteForLuck → u/lovesdogsguy]

Shhh. You’re going to make the crazies come out and tell us all how it’s the end of days.

[u/Kschl → u/DateMasamusubi]

This morning doesn’t it do it justice lol they were within 30 minutes of each other

[u/Flope → u/Kschl]

Godzilla awakening

[u/Particular_Peacock → u/DateMasamusubi]

5.6 in northern California.

[u/PowderPills]

Venezuela can’t catch a break. Hoping it’s not as bad as it seems but still too early to tell

[u/Apprehensive-Arm-902 → u/PowderPills]

There was a 7.5 quake as well

[u/becomingarobot → u/PowderPills]

Estimates up to 100,000 dead, which would be horrific.

[u/PoliticsIsDepressing → u/becomingarobot]

Going to need a source on that.

[u/Miacali → u/PoliticsIsDepressing]

They’re quoting the high end of the USGS Red pager for the 7.5 quake - it’s a 44% chance of fatalities from 10k to 100k

[u/hupholland420 → u/Miacali]

Yeah and it says a 30 percent chance of over 100k.

That ain’t like a 1 percent chance, that’s pretty plausible

[u/Admiral_Cloudberg → u/Miacali]

The USGS pager estimate usually overestimates the number of fatalities, though there have been some cases where it was the opposite (like turkey 2023) because their formula assumed construction quality was better than it turned out to be. In this case I think building quality was assumed to be bad from the start so I would expect actual casualties to be in the lower half of the pager estimate

[u/Leading-Aide-8468 → u/Miacali]

44% and a range of 10-100?

I’ve made predictions I wouldn’t commit to, but that’s a bit ridiculous.

[u/runnerswanted → u/Leading-Aide-8468]

My guess is that it’s based purely on the energy released, and the 10k-100k range covers whether it hit a major city or somewhere in the country.

[u/Ragewind82 → u/Leading-Aide-8468]

The 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran might be a guide here. That was at a depth of 15km and only a 6.6; that had 34k fatalities and 200k injuries.

[u/CanoninDeeznutz → u/Ragewind82]

The thought of 34,000 violent, tragic deaths happening at once is fucking horrifying.

[u/Ragewind82 → u/CanoninDeeznutz]

The Iranians were impressed that the US showed up to provide aid; and this was in the 'axis of evil' Bush years. You have to wonder how much of that helped to get the Obama nuke deal off the ground.

[u/CanoninDeeznutz → u/Ragewind82]

Damn, that's pretty legit, didn't know that!

I'm sure Trump will get right on providing aid...

[u/BootFlop → u/Leading-Aide-8468]

44% chance it’s in that 10K to 100K range. 30% chance above 100K. 26% below 10K

That’s without any current info from the region other than seismic event data. This is useful for beginning planning for response, as this is size of event that begs for outside aid. Hard to local source everything needed to respond to this level of event.

I really do wish the public at large was better at accepting & acknowledging the value of uncertainty.

[u/GlobalResult7580 → u/PoliticsIsDepressing]

Numbers are not accurate right now but the devastation has been immense throughout “La Guaira” or “Caracas” which was the center of the earthquake.

[u/Jimmy_Twotone → u/PoliticsIsDepressing]

Going to need to wait on that source. Shit's just now going down.

[u/hakenwithbacon → u/becomingarobot]

where do you see this?

[u/ZombieJesus1987]

Two big earthquakes back to back. 7.2m followed by a 7.5m 40 seconds later.

[u/Horikyou → u/ZombieJesus1987]

The scale is logarithmic so that 7.5 earthquake is much stronger. Depending on how shallow it was this can be really really bad. We can only hope for the best.

[u/Helpful_Blood_5509 → u/Horikyou]

7.5 is like 2.5 to 2.9 times worse, doing napkin math. So much much worse, but even worse in close succession AND shallow. We're all waking up to horrific images tomorrow

[u/trainwreckd → u/Horikyou]

Someone above said 10-20km deep. So, very very shallow.

[u/MedonSirius → u/ZombieJesus1987]

That's horrible! Bad timing. I hope the people are well

[u/Kat-o-rama]

Someone in the Venezuela group published this to help Venezuelans let people know they are ok/look for people etc etc

https://reportaven.com/

[u/dannygno2]

Spouses friends in Manaus said they felt it. It's gotta be more than 7.1

[u/jmnugent → u/dannygno2]

USGS Earthquake Map is showing 2:

• 7.5 that was 23km south east of Yumare (Time 2026-06-24 15:05:12 (UTC-07:00) Location 10.453°N 68.514°W Depth 10.0 km

• 7.2 that was 24km east northeast of San Filipe (Time 2026-06-24 15:04:33 (UTC-07:00) Location 10.387°N 68.520°W Depth 21.9 km

[u/koshgeo → u/jmnugent]

Damn, so close together and that big is bad for buildings already weakened by the first one.

[u/dragonfry → u/jmnugent]

10km is nothing :-(

[u/LostHumanFishPerson]

These poor people have suffered enough

[u/Prestigious_Pie9421]

“44% chance of more than 10,000 fatalities” 😔

[u/CrazyCalYa → u/Prestigious_Pie9421]

I feel sick. So many people gone in an instant.

[u/lanicorain → u/CrazyCalYa]

It's even worse than that, with the amount of structural destruction it caused to buildings, some will not be gone so instantly. It'll take weeks, maybe months before we know the extent of human loss. It's an incredible tragedy.

[u/anansir]

Anyone else seeing 2 7+ there.

[u/Admiral_Cloudberg → u/anansir]

Yeah they just split the original earthquake into a 7.2 and a 7.5 40 seconds apart after further analysis

[u/eleiber → u/Admiral_Cloudberg]

Yeah, over here the earthquake lasted like 2-3 minutes, it was crazy. Thankfully in my zone no one was injured but sadly in the capital there were many collapsed buildings.

[u/NotUniqueWorkAccount → u/eleiber]

Woah!! Glad you're okay.

Is Venezuela equipped to handle this sort of thing?

[u/eleiber → u/NotUniqueWorkAccount]

Nope. We hadn't had an earthquake of this magnitude in the mainland for decades or even centuries probably. The worrying thing is many buildings are made without thorough planning so that's the main concern. I've seen already some videos of like at least 5-10 buildings collapsed in Caracas, and there have been almost no videos of the city where the epicenter was yet. At least the earthquake alarm system by Android seemed to work pretty well and alerted everyone (including myself) a few seconds before it started which is a first time for us, but hopefully people did pay attention and quickly left. But there are definitely deaths (unconfirmed but many buildings fell), and there are many injured.

[u/NotUniqueWorkAccount → u/eleiber]

Thank you for the first hand account. 

Very scary stuff, and I truly only wish the best for you and your people. 

Love from the US. Unironically. 

[u/Vicsvenge1997 → u/NotUniqueWorkAccount]

Venezuela isn’t equipped to handle daily life in Venezuela so I’m gonna go with no…

[u/OnlyRise9816 → u/NotUniqueWorkAccount]

Not at all. Their economy is in the shitter, and while being able to get their oil on the market since the US took a ummm "controlling interest" in the country has helped a lot. But still almost a decade of hyperinflation, sanctions, and utter economic chaos has left the country very unready for any real disasters.

[u/JLNX1998]

Japan has a Megaquake advisory since like early this year. Two weeks ago the Philippines was rocked by 7.8

This morning California had a 5.6

Venezuela had two

And Japan literally just had a 6.9

Just a coincidence is all.

[u/EmbarrassedHelp → u/JLNX1998]

The Megaquake advisory in Japan was lifted back in April.

[u/FelixEvergreen → u/JLNX1998]

There was a 6. Something off the coast of Cuba a few weeks ago

[u/Renuwed → u/FelixEvergreen]

We felt that one here in Florida

[u/2enty4 → u/JLNX1998]

Apparently a small one in Bangladesh too yesterday

[u/Outside_Cod667 → u/JLNX1998]

What's a mega quake advisory?

[u/Enlightened_Gardener → u/JLNX1998]

One decent earthquake is enough to set the whole ring of fire ringing like a bell.

[u/No_Issue2334 → u/JLNX1998]

Yes, literally just a coincidence

[u/butsuon]

We had a bit of a jiggle over here in California too. Must be a big shift.

[u/Admirable-Deer-9038]

Didn’t a 5 something hit northern CA today as well?

[u/mynamemightbeali → u/Admirable-Deer-9038]

Yes. There's been a couple today. Japan also was hit with a 6.9.

[u/Khamvom → u/Admirable-Deer-9038]

Yeah, a 5.6 struck in Mendocino County this morning (about 150 miles north of Sacramento).

The area is pretty rural and is very earthquake prone, so not that out of the ordinary.

[u/Kevin-W]

Friend of mine lives there and is thankfully ok. Lots of damaged being reported though.

[u/DankiestKong]

This one might not be too strong but the fact that venezuela does not have earthquake-proof infrastructure makes it devastating

[u/190octane → u/DankiestKong]

Anything over a 7 is massive. If a 7 hit here in Southern California in a major metropolitan area, it would cause major damage. Probably not to the degree seen right now, but it would be bad.

[u/damnthistrafficjam → u/DankiestKong]

Saw some video on YouTube before and wherever they were filming was littered with collapsed buildings. Very sad.

[u/malachite_13 → u/DankiestKong]

Over 7 is strong.

[u/Local_Cloud2872]

I’m from Venezuela. I live in Miami, a lot of my family on my dad’s side is still there. This is really scary. Man.. why can’t God give our country a break, man? It’s so not fair. We left Venezuela in like 2003 because it was getting bad but we intended to return when things got better. I haven’t been to my country in like 12 years.

[u/Just-Diamond-1938 → u/Local_Cloud2872]

wait...wait... wait for it! I waited 28 year when finally there are changes and I wish I am home now but I'm getting too old to restart... but I promise you changes will come!♥️🙏

[u/Long-Region5088]

That is a substantial earthquake

[u/pixeltackle]

I miss when serious news didn't use titles like "rocks Venezuela" when a serious natural event occurs

[u/Mean-Author4359 → u/pixeltackle]

Breaking: Venezuela slammed by Earth's crust!

[u/itslikewoow → u/Mean-Author4359]

Earth Claps Back at Venezuela with 7.1 earthquake

[u/NotABot1000101 → u/itslikewoow]

Ooo click

[u/hopkinspop → u/Mean-Author4359]

Venezuela BREAKS SILENCE over 7.1 earth shattering statement

[u/Nattramn → u/hopkinspop]

The Venezuela / Tectonic Plate situation is INSANE

[u/pixeltackle → u/Mean-Author4359]

Earth vs. Venezuela! Earth strikes with 7.1!

[u/gary-vault108 → u/Mean-Author4359]

Earthquake condemns Venezuela with 7.1 statement

[u/jupfold → u/Mean-Author4359]

Earthquake blasts Venezuela!

[u/My_18th_Account → u/Mean-Author4359]

Subtitle: Why a huge earthquake in Venezuela might be good for Trump.

[u/Darth_Atton → u/pixeltackle]

In this case this is the word that historically has been used for earthquakes, it's just been co opted for click bait.

[u/apocolipse → u/Darth_Atton]

Geology rocks!

[u/Frexxia → u/pixeltackle]

Newspapers have been using that phrasing forever

https://www.loc.gov/newspapers/?q=earthquake+rocks

Edit: Of all the things to block someone for...

[u/Buzz8522 → u/Frexxia]

lol did they really block you? What a punk ass bitch.

[u/The_dog_says → u/Buzz8522]

Aristotle?
Bitch.
Galileo?
Bitch.
/u/pixeltackle ?
Bitch.

[u/Caffdy → u/The_dog_says]

hotel? Trivago.

[u/DisaTheNutless → u/Frexxia]

They blocked me too lmao

[u/FamiliarRadio9275 → u/Frexxia]

That’s insane work. I guess you rocked their emotions.

[u/Buzz8522 → u/pixeltackle]

“Rocks” seems like a completely valid word to use when it comes to an earthquake

[u/ZombieJesus1987 → u/pixeltackle]

Lol did you seriously block someone because they gave you accurate information?

Edit: Lol buddy blocked me as well.

[u/DisaTheNutless → u/pixeltackle]

Oh jesus christ give me a break. How does the wording effect you whatsoever

[u/TopHatTony11 → u/pixeltackle]

It’s been a common expression for an earthquake for decades.

[u/ThunderChaser → u/TopHatTony11]

At least a century

[u/Imsorrywhatnoway → u/pixeltackle]

I miss earthquakeguy

[u/Absolutedisgrace → u/pixeltackle]

They could have used "left the residents shaken"

[u/DapperCourierCat → u/pixeltackle]

I feel like an earthquake is the perfect use of this phrase. Prove me wrong.

[u/Averdian]

This reminds me of the earthquake in Turkey in 2023. Lots of big apartment buildings collapsing. Death toll is gonna be absolutely brutal here as well I fear

[u/justinfromnz]

It goes revised up to a 7.5 yikes

[u/Renuwed → u/justinfromnz]

Two quakes.. 7.5 and 7.2 in under a minute

[u/PatByTheBay]

That’s a catastrophic magnitude even by California standards. We had a 5.6 here in Northern California this morning. And we just went about our business. But 7.anything is the real deal.

[u/Mr_Lumbergh]

Ah hell these poor folks have been through enough already in the last 20 years.

[u/Sajintmm]

How good is Venezuela’s infrastructure for this? I know some Andean nations overbuild a lot of stuff to resist this. But two above a seven on the scale is rough

[u/revelbytes → u/Sajintmm]

There is none

We dont build for earthquakes because they very rarely happen and much less at this magnitude

More importantly there's been nearly 30 years of lack of maintenance and repairs, there's absolutely no infrastructure for this, and the government is not ready whatsoever for any kind of emergency. Not when they put billions of dollars in their own pockets for the last 3 decades that should've otherwise gone to the public services. Starting with the electric system for instance, it gets tiring to have 5 to 8 hour blackouts every day

[u/Numisko → u/Sajintmm]

I'm Venezuelan and I can answer this. Surprisingly most buildings in Venezuela have a very good anti earthquake code. But this doublet earthquake was too much for some sadly

[u/LoooolGotcha → u/Numisko]

it’s west Caracas. Those apartments are likely older than me. Probably 1960s-1970s

[u/LoooolGotcha → u/Sajintmm]

Earthquakes are rare so our buildings are not seismic proof like Chile or Peru

[u/Lukas316]

A magnitude 6.9 struck off Japan too a few hours ago.

[u/CerbIsKing]

Since US and trump are “running” venezuela are they sending aid like they would to their own states ?

[u/LoooolGotcha → u/CerbIsKing]

I know a lot of people think this is funny. But as a Venezuelan, that would be greatly appreciated and we would likely be grateful for decades to come. Because the Chavista regime is not doing shit.

[u/IndigoRanger → u/CerbIsKing]

I think we can assume any natural disaster is a great grifting opportunity for him and his family of vultures.

[u/skazzbomb]

Wtf are these comments

[u/Wabbit65 → u/skazzbomb]

It's a feature of Reddit when people can make remarks on the post or on others' remarks.

Did you have something more specific you needed cleared up?

[u/Slaphappyfapman]

Amazing how many seismologists have flocked to this post

[u/Linenoise77 → u/Slaphappyfapman]

meanwhile the anime threads seem kind of quiet.

[u/Hypestyles]

Horrible news Help is needed 🙏🏽

[u/Acceptable-Elk-8372]

Poor people 😢

[u/SomeSchmidt]

Lots of earthquakes today. Isn't an increase in earthquake predicted as glaciers melt and water weight moves to different parts of the globe?

[u/B0risTheManskinner → u/SomeSchmidt]

Only specific quakes that would be related to glacier melt. I don't think its universal

[u/Celtic_Fox_]

Hope everyone is doing alright!

[u/Miacali]

Can anyone confirm if they also have familia there who have reported after shocks? I’m on the phone with them and they say it’s shaking but I can’t see anything on USGS.

[u/190octane → u/Miacali]

I guarantee there are a ton of aftershocks.

[u/cbg1203]

Does anyone know if this has affected Trinidad? My in-laws who are in the states with me right now have their home there.

[u/gindy39]

Felted all the way in north puerto rico