A strong aftershock jolted Venezuela early Monday following last week's devastating back-to-back earthquakes, as civilians and emergency responders kept combing through the ruins of fallen buildings for survivors. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The aftershock, which struck about 27 kilometers (17 miles) north of Caraballeda on Venezuela's Caribbean coast at 7:01 a.m. local time, measured 4.6 on the Richter scale, according to the United States Geological Survey. Colombia's geological survey put the magnitude at 5.1.
In La Guaira, volunteer Jean Sosa joined rescue teams searching for earthquake survivors. Residents and rescuers ran as the aftershock shook the area. Four days after the twin earthquakes, a rescuer carried a girl pulled from the rubble.