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Back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela last night, killing at least 188 people and injuring at least 1,520, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jo
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake and a 7.5-magnitude were less than a minute apart, said the U.S. Geological Survey. The second earthquake was the largest to hit the country since 1900.
Many countries have systems to alert people seconds before shaking begins in an earthquake. Experts say even a slight warning provides critical time for protection.
Horrifying video from the streets of El Junquito, Venezuela shows buildings crumbling like matchsticks into clouds of choking brown smoke after a pair of violent earthquakes rattled the country.
People across South Florida spent anxious hours checking on family in the South American nation after two earthquakes stronger than Haiti in 2010.
