On August 21, 2018 a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the northern coast of Venezuela, near Cariaco, Sucre.[1] The earthquake is thought to be the largest in the country since the 1900 San Narciso earthquake.[2] It prompted evacuations in Caracas, and caused shaking in Colombia, Guyana, Brazil,[3][4] Grenada, Dominica, Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago, the last of which also suffered damage and brief phone and power outages from about 100 miles away.[5][6][7][8][9] A tsunami was not expected, though the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of wave potential, and an alert had been broadcast for tsunami waves along coastlines.[5][8] In terms of damage, concrete fell from the unfinished Tower of David skyscraper, blocking the sidewalk and closing traffic.[10]
According to the governor of Sucre State, there were initially no reports of fatalities in the area.[11] Though several sources from the Venezuelan government reported no injuries, there were reports of injuries in a shopping centre in Cumaná, close to the epicentre, when an escalator collapsed.[12] Later, five people were confirmed dead, after heart attacks during the quake from shock.[13] Interior Minister Néstor Reverol maintained that there were no fatalities.[14]
The earthquakes follow a series of related earthquakes two weeks earlier in neighbouring Colombia, including brief shakes of 6.1 and 5.8 magnitude on August 7.[15]
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^"Updated: Strong quake rocks Venezuela, Caribbean islands (see 'earthquake tips')". St. Lucia News Online. 2018-08-21. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
^"Trinidad braced for another major earthquake as aftershocks Already recorded". The Express. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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^"Cinco personas muertas dejó el temblor en Venezuela". contextodiario.com (in European Spanish). 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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