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SCIENCEJun 25 · 16:16 UTCKOAA NBC5 COLORADO SPRINGSScripps News Group

'Earthquake time bomb': Why back-to-back quakes in Venezuela aren't uncommon

Back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing over 150 people and damaging buildings in Caracas. Dr. Ellen Prager explained the region's seismic risk due to its tectonic setting, citing a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in 1812. The quakes, near the coast, did not trigger a tsunami warning due to strike-slip fault movement.

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