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By John Otis A man carries a mattress past damaged residential buildings following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026.
− Federico Parra/Getty Images hide caption Search and rescue crews are pulling survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minutes apart last night.
+ Federico Parra/Getty Images hide caption Search and rescue crews are pulling survivors from the rubble after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela less than a minute apart last night.
− The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.
+ The Americas Venezuela reels from earthquakes as rescuers scramble to find survivors The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.
− The epicenter was west of Caracas, but the destruction stretched across one of the country's most densely populated regions.
+ The epicenters were west of Caracas, but the destruction stretched across one of the country's most densely populated regions.
− Officials say at least 164 people are dead as rescue crews continue searching thorugh collapsed buildings.
+ The death toll is rising as rescue crews race to find survivors in collapsed or damaged buildings.
− Acting President Delcy Rodriguez has declared a state of emergency, urging people to remain alert for aftershocks.
+ Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency, urging people to remain alert for aftershocks.
People react near a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption People search through the rubble around a car trapped beneath the collapsed remains of a residential building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas. Federico Parra/AFP viaGetty Images hide caption People walk past a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 25, 2026. Manuare Quintero/AFP via Getty Images hide caption People search for survivors while others try to salvage belongings in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, some 30km north-west of Caracas. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Residents look at a damaged apartment building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, about 30 km northwest of Caracas, on June 25, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP vua Getty Images hide caption A view shows the interior of a heavily damaged apartment building following an earthquake. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption Patients lie outside a hospital evacuated after it was damaged in an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. Pedro Mattey/AP hide caption A man looks out from a damaged apartment building following an earthquake. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption A firefighter rescues a dog from a building that collapsed after an earthquake. Pedro Mattey/AP hide caption Damaged buildings stand a day after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela. Juan Pablo Arraez/AP hide caption Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes the previous day in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Pedro Mattey/AP hide caption