After Catastrophic Earthquakes Hit Venezuela, Here Are 22 Harrowing Clips That Reveal The Full Horror Of It
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Society, WorldPublished Jun 25, 2026 After Catastrophic Earthquakes Hit Venezuela, Here Are 22 Harrowing Clips That Reveal The Full Horror Of It
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Venezuela was struck by two massive earthquakes back-to-back on Wednesday, June 24, causing widespread destruction in the capital city of Caracas and nearby areas.
The first one, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) labeled a “foreshock,” was felt at 6:04 p.m. local time near San Felipe and was recorded at magnitude 7.2 on the Richter Scale.
Less than a minute later, at 6:05 p.m., the “mainshock,” measuring magnitude 7.5 and occurring at a depth of 10km, originated near Yumare, roughly 180 miles west of Caracas.
More than 20 aftershocks have been felt since the second one hit, according to the BBC.
Buildings collapsed across the entire belt, which lies along the northern coastline of the South American country on the Caribbean Sea, affecting states of La Guaira, Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcón the most.
The local media currently reports 700 injured and 32 fatalities as of Thursday, though the numbers do not include casualties from La Guaira, which is the worst affected.
The USGS said there was a 36% chance the toll could reach 10,000 and a 40% chance it could go up to 100,000.
The agency declared it a Red Alert Level disaster, which comes with instructions for a complete evacuation, warnings of potential tsunamis and coastal flooding, and calls for an international response.
Image credits: Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images
Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency and suspended airport, rail, and road transport services, as the first responders and the fire department worked on rescue efforts.
Fuel supplies to the city have been cut off. Power and internet blackouts have also been reported. Schools have been shut for the remainder of the week.
Venezuela’s interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, addressed the situation on Wednesday night in a television announcement and urged people to remain calm and vacate damaged buildings.
“We are calling on the public to leave their homes and buildings, as several structures sustained damage during the initial earthquake,” he said. “Subsequent aftershocks will exploit those structural weaknesses.”
“Be very careful with children and the elderly; call each other and check that no one has been harmed.”
Image credits: Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images
Video footage of terrified families quickly spread on social media, showing them rushing onto the streets and trying to scramble to safety as chunks of bricks and mortar collapsed. Some clips showed passengers scurrying across the concourse at Maiquetia International Airport as ceiling panels fell and sparks flew, threatening to ignite a fire.
One video showed baseball players and spectators crowding in a field in Caracas as the stadium shook and the lights flickered rapidly. Many residents spent the night on the street, some with no roof over their heads anymore.
Josefina Hernández, 48, an administrator in Valencia, told The New York Times, “People were frantic, screaming — I mean, it was terrifying, because people were just pouring out saying, ‘What is this?’”
“I felt the most terrified I have ever felt in my entire life,” said Luisa Martínez, 68, a homemaker. “The noise, the windows slamming open and shut, and everything creaking like never before — it was horrifying.”
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to aid Venezuela in a Truth Social post: “The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends.”
Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and India were among the other countries that offered solidarity and support.
Image credits: CBCNews
This was the strongest earthquake recorded in Venezuela in over a century.
“This (M 7.5) event was the mainshock of a severe seismic doublet sequence, occurring just 39 seconds after an M 7.2 foreshock,” the USGS wrote in their review. “A doublet sequence – defined as two earthquakes of similar magnitude that occur close in time and proximity - likely indicates a complex, rupture-interaction process.”
“The earthquake's location, shallow depth (10.0 km), and right-lateral strike-slip mechanism are consistent with rupture along this plate boundary system (between the Caribbean and South American plates) along the Boconó fault system,” the agency further explained as the reason.
The Boconó Fault System is a major 500-kilometer-long right-lateral strike-slip fault that extends through the Venezuelan Andes and into Colombia. It sits along a highly active tectonic boundary where the Caribbean and South American plates grind past each other, making it responsible for some of South America's most destructive earthquakes.
“In broader Venezuela, there have been five M 7+ earthquakes in northern Venezuela or near the coast since 1900,” the USGS said.
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#1A Venezuelan Recorded Himself Running Down The Stairs Of His Building Through Debris
Venezolano se graba corriendo las escaleras de su edificio mientras ocurría los dos terremotos que azotaron Venezuela, se pueden ver como las escaleras están agrietadas. pic.twitter.com/PWcRqTq87I
— 🇻🇪 amilcarrock 🇺🇦 (@amilcarrock) June 25, 2026
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Eggwodd Eggwodd Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium 
Premium user. Get details. 1 minute ago Crazy how when he started, all seemed o.k., but after 4 floors, all the damage started to show how bad it really was.
0 0points reply View more comments RELATED:A Baseball Game Was Halted As The Stadium Shook Violently
🚨🇻🇪 #BREAKING: WATCH: The moment a powerful earthquake struck during a baseball game in Caracas, Venezuela, shaking the stadium as fans looked on.#Earthquake #Venezuela #Caracas #BreakingNews https://t.co/nR16tavnW2 pic.twitter.com/d20EormZ7H
— The Globe & News (@TheGlobeNewt) June 24, 2026
POST MissFortune MissFortune Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 hour ago This looks like it's from a movie. That's so scary!
0 0points reply #3An Entire Parapet Of A House Collapsed As Onlookers Screamed In Fear
Utterly terrifying! 😢
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) June 24, 2026
This is during the M7.1 earthquake hit Venezuela today. pic.twitter.com/FK41BFAl8L
POST MissFortune MissFortune Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 hour ago I hope everybody made out safe
0 0points reply #4Crowds Seen Hurrying Out Of A Shopping Mall Moments After The Earthquakes Hit
Inside a shopping mall at the exact moment the powerful 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck Venezuela pic.twitter.com/hWhO4Dh3hh
— Surajit (@surajit_ghosh2) June 25, 2026
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sbj sbj Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 2 hours ago Incredible how they all exited in an orderly way even though they were facing such danger
0 0points reply #5Scary Scenes Emerged From Maiquetía Airport As Two M 7+ Earthquakes Hit Back-To-Back
WATCH: Moment powerful 7+ magnitude earthquake (terremoto) causes major damage at Caracas Airport, Venezuela pic.twitter.com/2kd7oNFxbs
— Rapid Report (@RapidReport2025) June 24, 2026
POST #6 Terrified Citizens Ran Out Of Their Homes As A Double Earthquake Struck Venezuela
Así se vio el Terremoto en caracas VENEZUELA, La pastora se rumora que los temblores continuarán así que todos permanezcan en un lugar seguro y aseguren a sus familiares, DIOS TIENE EL CONTROL😖🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/aeG9vB7oXT
— BAEZ👑 (@Baeztvshow) June 24, 2026
POST #7 The Earthquakes Toppled Storage Units And Shattered Glass Bottles Inside A Store
Look at the violence of that shaking...#Venezuela #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/wWcGakxNOH
— Mr ashen (@TheOfficialMrA1) June 25, 2026
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Sara G. Sara G. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 hour ago it's crazy how destructive they can be in such a short period of time.
0 0points reply #8Parts Of The Ceiling Collapsed At Maiquetía International Airport
Me han pasado este vídeo del Aeropuerto de Maiquetia. dios mío… pic.twitter.com/sSH0yboQVP
— Said Rahal (@srahalh) June 24, 2026
POST #9 Waves Were Seen In Private Swimming Pools As Tsunami Alerts And Aftershocks Continued In Venezuela
Alerta de Tsunami y siguen la réplicas en Venezuela, se ha sentido en Curazao, Aruba y parte de Colombia pic.twitter.com/pVkvcV0fOX
— David Iglesias (@DavidRIglesiasS) June 24, 2026
POST #10 Video Recording Of What The Earthquakes Felt Like Out On The Street
🚨 New terrifying video shows structures collapsing all around in Caracas, Venezuela. #terremoto pic.twitter.com/gn05DxsTCm
— Luke Brenner (@TheLukeReport) June 24, 2026
POST #11 Fishermen Recorded How The Sea Off The Coast Of La Guaira Behaved During The Earthquake
Fishermen in the sea off the coast of La Guaira record the moments after the earthquake with dust covering large parts of the coast as a result of building collapses#Venezuela pic.twitter.com/D8KNwLkLDf
— CNW (@ConflictsW) June 25, 2026
POST #12 Rooftop Swimming Pool Water Crashed Down From A High-Rise Building, Endangering Pedestrians
The moment a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Caracas, Venezuela, causing swimming pool water to flow down from a high-rise building. pic.twitter.com/86yLolDeTX
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) June 24, 2026
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David Paterson David Paterson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 hours ago (edited) You might be interested to know that rooftop swimming pools act as "sloshing dampers" that absorb earthquake energy and can greatly reduce the damage to the building they sit on.
2 2points reply #13Parked Cars Shaking Dangerously As The Earthquakes Strike
🇻🇪 | This is wild!
— Eli Afriat 🇮🇱 (@EliAfriatISR) June 25, 2026
There's another video out that really captures the intensity of the double earthquake that hit Venezuela tonight.
pic.twitter.com/0jesRmIV0c
POST #14 An Entire Building Swaying Left To Right In The Tremors
Another building that probably hadn’t been rebuilt in decades due to the Communist Maduro, starts falling apart during the 7.2 earthquake in Caracas Venezuela.
— B. Wilkins lll 🇺🇸 (@ScummyMummy511) June 25, 2026
There’s a huge probability that this same building completely fell during the 7.5 minutes later. 😔#termoto https://t.co/1D2G1Jrb0I pic.twitter.com/29tFs5eagO
POST MissFortune MissFortune Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 hour ago That looks so dangerous. All of these videos and images are so traumatizing.
0 0points reply #15Heartbreaking Visuals As Residents Look For Family Members After A Whole Building Comes Down
These are heartbreaking visuals from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck El Junquito, in the western highlands of Caracas, Venezuela.
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) June 25, 2026
At least 32 people have died and over 700 have been injured, and these numbers could rise. ( Video: junkogriljunquito/TT) pic.twitter.com/DCCqmiu6Mp
POST #16 TV And Furniture Inside A Venezuelan Home Rattling In The Tremors
🚨BREAKING: Footage from the Earthquake inside Venezuela in Caracas. #earthquakeVenezuela2026 pic.twitter.com/tEPn0tRLDI
— The Sentinel (@TheSentinelUSN) June 24, 2026
POST #17 Household Items Fall And Break Inside A Venezuelan Home As Residents Hold On For Support
 BREAKING: 🇻🇪 Venezuela was struck by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake just now
— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) June 24, 2026
Multiple buildings have collapsed pic.twitter.com/0WbaCyZ6Sr
POST #18 Video Of Structures Collapsed In Caracas In The Moments Right After The Earthquakes
BREAKING: Structures have collapsed in Caracas, Venezuela after a powerful earthquake. pic.twitter.com/m38hjENRoT
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) June 24, 2026
POST #19 Aftermath Footage Showed Huge Cracks And Chunks Of Concrete Missing In Buildings
Terrifying footage shows a house shaking violently as a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Venezuela pic.twitter.com/xRxgZIfi7s
— Surajit (@surajit_ghosh2) June 25, 2026
POST #20 Complete Chaos Ensued As Hundreds Ran Down From Their Block Buildings
HORRIFIC!!
— B. Wilkins lll 🇺🇸 (@ScummyMummy511) June 25, 2026
Complete chaos as hundreds run from their communist built homes knowing they could be crushed any minute.
This is so sad to watch.
Caracas Venezuela, Columbia not sure where this is but it was today.#earthquake #teremoto https://t.co/9V9UWs25pH pic.twitter.com/aJQ1qgXffj
POST #21 People Gather Outside A Building As It Shakes, Threatening To Collapse Any Second
Building swings like a ragdoll during 7.5 earthquake in Caracas Venezuela.#teremoto https://t.co/TgxJZQFKGY pic.twitter.com/Oqheb83TI6
— B. Wilkins lll 🇺🇸 (@ScummyMummy511) June 25, 2026
POST #22 Car Owners Run For Safety As The Ground Starts To Shake
WATCH: Dramatic video captures powerful shaking in Caracas, Venezuela, during the M7.1 earthquake. pic.twitter.com/EnEIYHYK6y
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) June 24, 2026
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