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Venezuela hit by 7.3-magnitude earthquake
Buildings in the capital Caracas have been evacuated and shaking has been felt across the Caribbean.Venezuela’s northern coast has been rocked by a powerful earthquake that was felt across the Caribbean and sent people rushing out into the streets hundreds of kilometres away in the capital, Caracas. The United States Geological Survey said a 7.3-magnitude earthquake had struck off the South American country’s northern coast at 5.31pm local time on Tuesday, 38km east of the city of Carúpano. The Colombian Geological Service said it was a 7.0-magnitude quake. The earthquake was felt more than 600km further east in Caracas, where the crisis-stricken nation’s political leaders were celebrating a new economic plan they claim will rescue Venezuela’s crumbling economy. According to Associated Press, the confusing moments after the quake were captured on state television as Diosdado Cabello, one of Venezuela’s most powerful politicians, was delivering a speech at a march. “Quake!” those around him yelled as Cabello and others looked from side to side. “I had never felt such a strong earthquake 😨,” tweeted María Ramírez Cabello, a Venezuelan journalist who was in Ciudad Bolívar at the time of the quake, alongside images of people running out of a supermarket. Footage posted on social media by another Venezuelan journalist showed terrified residents racing out into the street after the quake struck. Posted by: 3dc 2018-08-22 |
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