Deadliest Earthquakes In Latin America Revealed After Venezuela ‘doublet’

Venezuela was struck by rare, deadly back-to-back earthquakes connected Wednesday, leaving hundreds dormant aliases injured.

Rescuers are combing nan rubble, searching for tens of thousands of group who person been reported missing aft nan disaster.

Here are immoderate of nan deadliest earthquakes successful South and Central America successful nan past century.

September 2017 — Mexico: An 8.1 earthquake and a 7.1 earthquake deed Mexico wrong astir a week, devastating confederate and cardinal Mexico, including Mexico City, and sidesplitting astir 500 people.

April 16, 2016 — Ecuador: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck coastal provinces, flattening towns and sidesplitting much than 650 people.

Feb. 27, 2010 — Chile: A magnitude 8.8 earthquake shook cardinal Chile, rattling nan superior for astir a infinitesimal and a half and triggering a tsunami. 523 group were killed.

Aug. 15, 2007 — Peru: A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck adjacent nan cardinal coast, sidesplitting much than 500 people.

January and February 2001 — El Salvador: A 7.7 earthquake disconnected El Salvador's seashore connected Jan. 13, 2001, and a 6.6 earthquake a period later — and nan ensuing landslides — killed 1,200 group aliases more.

Jan. 25, 1999 — Western Colombia: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake devastated nan metropolis of Armenia, sidesplitting astir 1,170 people.

April 22, 1991 — Costa Rica: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed much than 80 group successful Costa Rica and Panama. About 30,000 group were trim disconnected from food, h2o and aesculapian supplies for days.

Sept. 19, 1985 — Central Mexico: A magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed astir 12,000 people, though nan existent toll remains unknown.

Feb. 4, 1976 — Western Guatemala: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed much than 22,700 people.

Dec. 23, 1972 — Nicaragua: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed much than 6,000 people, pinch immoderate estimates arsenic precocious arsenic 9,000.

May 31, 1970 — Northern Peru: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake killed much than 66,000 people.

May 22, 1960 — Chile: A magnitude 9.5 earthquake, known arsenic nan Valdivia aliases Great Chilean earthquake, was nan largest earthquake ever recorded. It killed much than 1,655 people, galore successful a tsunami, and near 2 cardinal homeless.

Aug. 5, 1949 — Ecuador: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake killed astir 5,050 people.

Jan. 24, 1939 — Chile: A magnitude 8.3 earthquake killed astir 28,000 group successful Chillan, pinch immoderate estimates person to 30,000.

Jan. 31, 1906 — Ecuador: A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck adjacent Esmeraldas successful 1906. Known arsenic nan Ecuador-Colombia earthquake, it generated a powerful tsunami that killed astir 1,500 group and reached arsenic acold northbound arsenic San Francisco.