What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different

People and rescuers work on the debris of a collapsed building in Caracas after a pair of strong earthquakes struck Venezuela.

It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex region.

(Image credit: Edilzon Gamez)

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