The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with 12,666 injured and an estimated 50,000 people still missing, authorities and the United Nations reported on Friday, as international rescue teams continued recovery efforts in devastated coastal towns. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes struck 39 seconds apart on June 24 near Yaracuy state, triggering a humanitarian crisis that has drawn nearly 3,300 foreign rescuers and left 15,000 homeless.

The Communication and Information Ministry confirmed the updated figures, noting that 6,462 people have been rescued and 86,117 families assisted. Over 890 aftershocks have been recorded since the initial tremors, which collapsed 189 buildings and damaged 885 structures across northern Venezuela. Most fatalities occurred in La Guaira, where entire residential blocks were flattened, leaving survivors to dig through rubble with their bare hands for days before government assistance arrived.

Frustrated families clamored for help on Friday as hopes of finding loved ones alive faded, with the UN warning that the missing could number as high as 50,000. Provisional President Delcy Rodríguez had earlier reported 2,595 deaths, but the toll has since climbed. Rescue operations remain focused on La Guaira and Caraballeda, where scores of residential complexes were reduced to rubble.

International aid has poured in, with over 30,000 personnel deployed in Caracas alone, but survivors and volunteers described a state response that was slow to materialize. Louise Callaghan of *The Sunday Times*, who visited the region five days after the quakes, reported widespread anger at the government’s failure to act. “Many families spent days digging through rubble with their bare hands, with no government assistance arriving for five days,” she wrote, adding that the population was “furious at the state’s failure to respond.”

The earthquakes, the most powerful to hit Venezuela in over a century, have left scars beyond the immediate devastation. The US Geological Survey recorded the 7.5-magnitude quake 23 kilometres southeast of Yumare in Yaracuy state, followed by a 7.2-magnitude tremor 23.9 kilometres northeast of San Felipe. The tremors were felt across the region, compounding the sense of crisis.

As recovery efforts continue, the focus shifts from rescue to relief, with authorities struggling to address the needs of the homeless and injured. The scale of the disaster—now the deadliest in Venezuela’s modern history—has exposed deep vulnerabilities in the country’s infrastructure and emergency response systems. With the death toll still rising and thousands unaccounted for, the full extent of the tragedy may take weeks to unfold.

Bluesky Threads

Source Intelligence

8 sources4 countries

Geographic Origin5 located

3 further sources not geolocated

Political Spectrum3 mapped

Articles

Earthquake felt in Limassol An earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Limassol on Saturday afternoon. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.4 kilometres at around 3.20pm local time. Locals reported light trembling.

cyprus mail · 10 days ago

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japans Okinawa A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Japans southwestern islands near Okinawa on Friday, with no immediate reports of casualties, damage, or tsunami threat. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, about 136 kilometres north-northeast of Hirara.

yenisafak · 10 days ago

Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 2,645 The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela last month has risen to 2,645, with 12,666 injured. Over 3,300 international rescue workers have been deployed, and more than 890 aftershocks have been recorded.

yenisafak · 10 days ago

16.000 hjemløse i Venezuela – Sønnen min tåler ikke å se en sprekk på gulvet, da blir han redd, sier Ali Junior Escalona Perez. Dødstallet etter jordskjelvene har steget til 2645.

nrk · 10 days ago

Registrado un enjambre de 500 seísmos de escasa magnitud bajo Tenerife en diez horas El Instituto Geográfico Nacional recalca que este episodio no supone necesariamente un avance hacia otros escenarios de actividad volcánica

el confidencial · 10 days ago

6.2 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesias North Maluku Indonesian authorities said a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off North Maluku province on Friday morning, noting that no tsunami warning was issued despite the tremors significant depth and that initial assessments indicated no immediate casualties or infrastructure damage.

yenisafak · 10 days ago

Inside the devastation of Venezuelas deadly earthquake

bluesky_The Times · 10 days ago

Minor 2.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Limassol district on Saturday afternoon A minor earthquake occurred on Saturday afternoon, July 4, in Cyprus, with its epicenter located in the Limassol district. According to preliminary data published by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the tremor was recorded with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale. Competent state authorities are monitoring the evolution of the seismological phenomenon. The […]

in-cyprus · 10 days ago

Tenerife registra 500 seísmos en diez horas al oeste de Las Cañadas del Teide La actividad sismo-volcánica se ha producido entre las 18.00 horas de este viernes hasta las 4.00 horas de este sábado y ninguno de los eventos ha sido sentido por la poblaciónHemeroteca - Nueva actividad sísmica bajo Las Cañadas del Teide con hasta 63 terremotos en las últimas 24 horas El Instituto Geográfico Nacional ha registrado en las últimas horas un enjambre repetitivo de actividad sismo-volcánica al oeste de Las Cañadas del Teide, con 500 eventos en diez horas, de los que hasta el momento solo se han localizado tres al ser señales muy débiles, informa ese organismo. La actividad se ha producido bajo la isla de Tenerife, desde las 18.00 horas (UTC) de este viernes hasta las 4.00 (UTC) de este sábado, con un enjambre de patrón claramente repetitivo, como los enjambres ocurridos en febrero y que no había vuelto a suceder, indica el Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) en un comunicado. Debido a la debilidad de las señales, la localización se ha realizado de manera conjunta, ha tenido una profundidad en torno a 10 kilómetros por debajo del nivel del mar, y ninguno de los eventos ha sido sentido por la población. Este tipo de actividad, de enjambres sismo-volcánicos repetitivos, se ha registrado varias veces desde 2016 en la isla de Tenerife, los últimos en febrero de 2026, aunque en esta ocasión, los eventos tienen menor energía, por lo que resultan más difíciles de observar a primera vista, detectar automáticamente y localizar, indica el IGN. La ocurrencia de estos eventos sísmicos es coherente con la existencia de fluidos magmáticos circulando o interactuando con el medio rocoso en profundidad, se añade en la nota. Sin embargo, este tipo de sismicidad, de forma aislada, no implica necesariamente una evolución hacia otros escenarios de actividad volcánica, afirma el IGN. La persistencia de la actividad en una misma región es compatible con la permanencia de un proceso activo localizado.

eldiario.es · 10 days ago

Foreign rescue workers help with recovering Venezuelas quake victims With little hope of finding loved ones alive, frustrated families of those affected by Venezuelas double earthquakes clamored for help to recover their loved ones bodies Friday as uncertainty grew over the death toll from the tragedy. Authorities on Friday reported a total of 2,645 deaths and more than 12,000 wounded from the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck the country last week, with most fatalities in the coastal town of La Guaira, where scores of residential complexes were flattened.

france24 · 10 days ago

Death toll from twin Venezuela earthquakes rises to at least 2,645, authorities say The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has now risen to at least 2,645, according to the latest announcement by authorities. The countrys Ministry of Information also reports 12,666 injured and approximately 15,000 homeless. Yesterday, provisional President Delcy Rodríguez had put the number of fatalities at 2,595. While official authorities […]

in-cyprus · 10 days ago

Última hora sobre los terremotos en Venezuela: Exteriores eleva a 34 la cifra de españoles muertos El número de españoles muertos en los terremotos de Venezuela se ha elevado a 34. Según Exteriores, la cifra de desaparecidos alcanza los 140 y son 11 los localizados bajo los escombros que centran los esfuerzos de los equipos de rescate. Los terremotos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 que sacudieron la zona norte de Venezuela el miércoles 24 de junio han dejado daños cuantiosos en viviendas, activos económicos, comercios y otro tipo de construcciones, así como en pérdidas humanas que aún se siguen contabilizando a medida que avanzan los trabajos de rescate y remoción de escombros. El presidente del Parlamento, Jorge Rodríguez, elevó este viernes a 2.645 la cifra de fallecidos y a 12.666 las personas que resultaron heridas, en un mensaje publicado en Telegram donde no ofreció un balance sobre el número de desaparecidos.

eldiario.es · 10 days ago