Earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, with scientists estimating a death toll as high as 10,000 to 100,000.

Earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, with scientists estimating a death toll as high as 10,000 to 100,000. Link Rescue work underway after quakes rock Venezuela, 'high casualties' likely A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).