Video Timeline Shows Exactly How Venezuela's Deadly Twin Earthquakes Unfolded
A dramatic video from the city of Catia la Mar in Venezuela's La Guaira state is spreading across social media, capturing the terrifying moment a devastating earthquake struck. Residents received an emergency alert on their mobile phones during the first magnitude 7.2 earthquake, which caused only moderate ground shaking.
Just 39 seconds later, a far more powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the area. The footage shows part of a residential home's wall collapsing under the violent shaking as the homeowners rush to escape. According to available information, they survived the incident without injuries.
Timeline of the Venezuela earthquakes (times shown in Catia la Mar local time):
6:04:33 p.m. - The first magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes.
6:04:48 p.m. - Residents across La Guaira receive an emergency alert on their mobile phones, while the initial ground shaking is already being felt.
6:05:11 p.m. - The second, more powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs. People in Catia la Mar begin to feel it about two seconds later.
6:05:18 p.m. - The strongest shaking from the second earthquake reaches Catia la Mar.
6:05:31 p.m. - An additional aftershock causes further damage.
