In an early update on June 25, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez said at least 32 people are dead and 700 others are injured after the two quakes hit the South American country. She warned that the death toll is expected to climb as rescuers continue searching through the rubble.
The first quake occurred at around 6:04 p.m. local time about 15 miles east-northeast of San Felipe, Venezuela, data from the U.S. Geological Survey showed. The temblor, initially reported as a magnitude 7.1, had a depth of about 12.6 miles, and its epicenter was west of Morón, a town located on the country's Caribbean coast.
