Venezuela is mourning after two powerful earthquakes struck within seconds of each other on June 24, 2026, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's modern history. The first earthquake measured magnitude 7.2, followed just 39 seconds later by a stronger 7.5 magnitude quake. Seismologists refer to this rare event as an earthquake doublet—two major earthquakes occurring in rapid succession on the same fault system. (Los Angeles Times) The twin earthquak