Two additional tremors, measuring 4.7 and 4.8 magnitude, have occurred off Venezuela’s northern coast, adding to ongoing seismic activity. These follow devastating twin earthquakes on Wednesday, which have resulted in a death toll of 1,430 and significant damage, particularly in Caracas and La Guaira. Rescue operations are ongoing with international assistance, amidst a crisis that is the deadliest seismic event in Venezuela’s modern history.

• Two more tremors of magnitudes 4.7 and 4.8 struck off Venezuela’s northern coast on Saturday.
• These new quakes occurred less than 24 hours apart.
• The death toll from Wednesday’s twin earthquakes (magnitude 7.2 and 7.5) has been raised to 1,430.
• Caracas and La Guaira experienced the heaviest damage from the earlier earthquakes.
• Over 3,200 people were injured, and more than 50,000 are reported missing.
• Over 1,600 foreign specialists are assisting in rescue efforts.
• The deadliest previous earthquakes in Venezuela’s recent history were in 1967 (approx. 300 deaths) and 1997 (at least 81 deaths).