Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters
- Posted on June 25, 2026
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Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters
On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a rare phenomenon called a “doublet” that contained not one but two major earthquakes.
