Latest quake comes as rescuers still searching for survivors from twin 7.2 and 7.5 quakes on Wednesday.
Another powerful earthquake has been detected off of the coast of Venezuela.
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the 4.8 magnitude quake was detected at 3:20pm local (19:20 GMT) near Venezuela’s northern Aragua state.
There have been reports of several aftershocks and smaller quakes after Venezuela was hit by two major earthquakes on Wednesday, one hitting a magnitude of 7.2 and the other 7.5 on the nine-point Richter scale.
Rescuers were still racing to rescue possible survivors of those quakes when Saturday’s seismic activity hit.
At least 1,430 people have been confirmed dead so far. Another 51,000 have been reported missing.
Authorities have said recovering survivors will become increasingly unlikely if they are not found within the first 72 hours after the earthquakes. Many people are believed to be buried under the rubble from collapsed buildings, and the death toll is expected to climb.
🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M4.8 occurred 70 km W of #Caracas (#Venezuela) 20 min ago (local time 15:20:36). More info at:
📱https://t.co/QMSpuj6Z2H
🌐https://t.co/XvrByiJHtp
🖥https://t.co/sMwgwSXImW pic.twitter.com/wD7hK51Je0
— EMSC (@LastQuake) June 27, 2026
The latest earthquake was located 70km (43.4 miles) west of Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. No damage related to that quake was immediately reported.
Wednesday’s earthquakes caused the most devastating damage in La Guaira state, with some neighbourhoods in Caracas also hard hit.
Residents, meanwhile, have complained of a lack of organisation in the government’s recovery efforts, with the situation made worse by mobile and internet outages in some areas.
On Saturday, Venezuela’s government said 1,600 members of foreign rescue teams had arrived in the country.
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