Paris, France, June 25, 2026 (AFP) - Venezuela quake most powerful to hit country since 1900: US monitor data

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2026-06-25

The 7.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Venezuela late on Wednesday is the strongest in the country in more than a century, the US monitoring service USGS said Thursday. The last time Venezuela was hit by a more powerful tremor was October 29, 1900, when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit offshore "causing extensive damage to churches, public buildings and homes in the city", USGS said. cd/ys/jxb/jj ...

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