7.5 Earthquake Hits Venezuela Collapsing Buildings; Tsunami Warning Issued ^5.4%

Newsweek - By Gabe Whisnant, Hannah Parry - 6/24/2026, 10:38 PM

Negativity Bias 23% - Appeal to Authority 18.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.3%

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck about 17 miles northwest of Montalbán, Venezuela, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was followed by an even stronger aftershock, at magnitude 7.5, just one minute later. Wednesday's powerful quakes struck nearly 100 miles west of the capital city of Caracas where there have been reports of... more