Tag: Seismology

Official death toll rises to 188, while injuries climb to 1,520

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The Daily Journal. — The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck on Wednesday afternoon has climbed to 188, according to National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez. In an official statement released through his social media accounts, Rodríguez reported that “1,520 injured people have arrived at hospitals and are receiving medical care at this time.” […]

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Venezuela experienced a seismic doublet

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Venezuela may have faced one of the most destructive seismic phenomena: a nearly simultaneous seismic doublet. Julio A. López. — The two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 not only surprised observers because of their magnitude, but also because they occurred extraordinarily close together in both time and location. Early analyses suggest the country […]

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