Strong quake rocks Venezuela; buildings evacuated in capital

By The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela – A powerful earthquake has shaken eastern Venezuela, causing buildings to be evacuated in the capital of Caracas.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of Tuesday’s quake at 7.0 and said it had a depth of 53 miles (87 kilometres). Its epicenter was 13 miles (22 kilometres southwest of Irapa, Venezuela.

The quake was felt as far away as Colombia’s capital and in the Venezuelan capital office workers evacuated buildings and people fled homes.

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