Near Las Mercedes

⚠️✝ from a chat member:

Admin my uncle wrote to me minutes ago. A friend of him fell into a ditch while riding the motorcycle. When the earthquake occurred, the motorcycle went out of control and fell into a ditch.

He is badly injured and is waiting for help. My uncle will be called because he has a car.

Arabian shop in Sábana Grande

Aragua state

Puerto Cabello

Diosdado Cabello reported that Chacao records the most serious damages after the earthquake in Venezuela.

The official pointed out damage to structures in the Caracas municipality, while official assessments continue.

Cabello also reported damages in El Paraíso, San Bernardino and Lídice

María Corina Machado spoke out after the earthquake that affected the country.

Miranda.

USGS says "high casualties and extensive damage" likely after 2 earthquakes hit Venezuela.

8 million people felt "strong" to "violent" shaking and thousands may have been killed, according to the agency.

Aragua state. Maracay

San Bernardino. Caracas

Mayor of Baruta, Darwin González, reports the evacuation of people from collapsed buildings

Cross of the Nuestra Señora de La Encarnación church (El Valle) fell off due to the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that shook Venezuela on Wednesday.

⚠️ The alert of a potential tsunami threat for Venezuela, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao is cancelled.

The tsunami warning for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands remains in effect.

Building collapse in Tucacas, Falcón. The number of people trapped is unknown.

Rescue efforts begin in Caracas.