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- M7.5 - M7.2 and 7.5 Earthquakes in Yaracuy, Yumare, Caracas
Seismic doublet. According to the USGS, there has been an M7.2 earthquake followed by another of M7.5.
There have been two consecutive earthquakes, one of M7.2 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zc/executive and another about a minute later of M7.5: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000t7zp/executive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ7pASv16I4
These two earthquakes occurred 39 seconds apart.
The foreshock was the M7.2 magnitude quake. 39 seconds later, the mainshock of M7.5 occurred.
Multiple buildings have collapsed in various towns.
According to the USGS, the number of casualties is expected to be between 10,000 and 100,000.
The probability of aftershocks is very high:
| Magnitude (M) of aftershock | within1 Day | within1 Week | within1 Month | within1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 7 or higher | 3% chanceof 1 or more | 6% chanceof 1 or more | 9% chanceof 1 or more | 18% chanceof 1 or more |
| M 6 or higher | 23% chanceof 1 or more | 43% chanceof 1 or more | 58% chanceof 1 or more | 77% chanceof 1 or more |
| M 5 or higher | 89% chanceof 1 or more | Expect about 6 | Expect about 9 | Expect about 18 |
| M 4 or higher | Expect about 26 | Expect about 58 | Expect about 92 | Expect about 180 |
| M 3 or higher | Expect about 264 | Expect about 575 | Expect about 921 | Expect about 1807 |
Earthquake data:
| Date and time of origin: | 2026-06-24 22:05:12 UTC |
| Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: | 2026-06-24 22:15:20 UTC |
| Location where the station is located: | Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU) |
| Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: | 10 minutes and 8 seconds |
| Distance from the epicenter to the station: | 7.691,93 Km |
| Wave speed: | 12,65 km/s => 12.651,21 m/s |
| Wave type (according to speed): | SKS |
| Sensor type: | Geophone 4.5Hz - 200 V/m/s |
| Sampling frequency (sps): | 100Hz |
| Alarms: frequencies activated upon arrival of the wave: * By order of detection |
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| Place of Origin: | 23 km SE of Yumare, Venezuela |
| Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter: | 📍 10.4530°N -68.5140°E |
| Depth (hypocenter): | 10.0 km |
| Tsunami alert: | Yes |
| Magnitude Richter Scale: | M7.5 |
| Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It): | IX |
| URL Official Data USGS: | https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/... |
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