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4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Venezuela

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Venezuela, days after deadly twin tremors struck.
The US Geological Survey said on Saturday the earthquake’s epicentre was 35 kilometres northeast of El Limon in Aragua state.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres at 1920GMT.
USGC said the two earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on Wednesday, 39 seconds apart.





