Venezuela records new tremor 5 days after double 4.6 magnitude earthquake

A new earthquake of magnitude 4.6 is registered in Venezuela
Venezuela recorded yet another new earthquake this Monday (29), five days after the double earthquake that left around 1,500 dead in the country.
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According to information from the United States Geological Survey, the magnitude was 4.6 and the epicenter was in Caraballeda, on the north coast of the country, about 30 km from the capital, Caracas, at 7 am local time - 8 am in Brasília.
"It was very strong," Ismael Díaz, a resident of La Guaira, told the AFP news agency.
The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, brother of the interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, stated:
"No damage was reported immediately as a result of the aftershock in Venezuela."
On Friday (26), a third earthquake, with a similar magnitude to this Monday's, much lower than the first, had already occurred. Shocks of magnitude 4.2 and 4.5 occurred this Sunday morning (28).
The new tremor occurs as local and international rescue teams race against time to extract survivors from the rubble in Venezuela. According to a UN estimate, there are still around 50,000 people missing in the country.
Even with the decreasing chances of finding survivors every hour, rescue teams can still find people alive in mountains of rubble, offering distressed families a brief breath of hope.
The first 48 to 72 hours after a natural disaster are crucial to rescue efforts, and experts believe that, after the deadline, the task basically turns into recovering bodies. Even so, rescuers saved 33 survivors on Sunday, according to the government.
The operations are complex and require manual work and have been made difficult by the heat, according to reports from rescuers. Those closely following the rescue efforts say the smell of decomposing bodies is increasingly intense.
Still, there is hope for more survivors, although experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing survivors. After that, searches generally begin to focus on recovering bodies.
Rescue teams search for survivors amid the rubble of buildings in La Guaira, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026.
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Even though the chances of finding survivors were slim this Monday and amid growing frustration among the population with the government's response, volunteers continued incessant work amid the rubble.
"Everyone says there is no one left, but we are still here. Let's see if we can still get anyone else out," Eduardo Cardozo, a rural worker who traveled to help as a volunteer in rescue work in Tucacas, on the coast, almost 200 km east of Caracas, told AFP news agency.
In La Guaira, a state neighboring the capital Caracas and the hardest hit area, international rescue missions arrived en masse on Sunday. In previous days, residents had expressed frustration and outrage at the inefficiency of the country's responses to the disaster, which ended up being led by civilians.
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez called for the continuation of operations and announced plans to assist people who lost their homes due to the numerous collapses. More than 770 buildings partially or completely collapsed, including residential and commercial buildings and dozens of hospitals.
The impact of the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that hit the country on Wednesday affected up to 6.8 million of Venezuela's almost 30 million inhabitants, assesses the UN. The risk of further damage remains as aftershocks continue to hit the country.
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Source: G1