earthquakes

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Two days after the earthquakes, Chilean rescuers inspected the area and returned with radar equipment after gathering the accounts of neighbors.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo is set to make his MLB debut after his sister and stepmother were found dead in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Inside their first-floor flat in the 10-storey building, Fabiana was in her mother's bedroom when she felt the earthquakes.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Deaths from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes rose to at least 3,342 on Sunday as officials began to bury dozens of bodies left unidentified 11 days after the disaster.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

And nowhere else have people living at such heights—in places where most crops won’t grow, earthquakes and landslides are frequent, and extremes of weather are the norm—repeatedly created technically advanced, long-lasting civilizations.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann