Twin earthquakes in Venezuela kill 1,430 in seismic doublet (opens in new tab)

Two major earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24, 39 seconds apart: an initial magnitude 7.2 quake followed by a magnitude 7.5 event, a sequence the U.S. Geological Survey described as a rare seismic doublet. National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said Saturday that the death toll had risen to 1,430, with 3,238 injured, while estimates of those reported missing ranged from more than 50,000 to 68,900 as families continued filing reports. Scientists and engineers cited...