Venezuela earthquakes: Why is Central America so vulnerable to tremors? ^18.2%

Al Jazeera - By Reuters - 6/25/2026, 10:39 AM

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Two powerful earthquakes have hit Venezuela, killing at least 164 people and injuring 971 as dozens of buildings collapsed into piles of shattered concrete and steel in and around the capital, Caracas. The Central American region is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it lies along a highly active tectonic zone. Here is what... more