What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different

Venezuela experienced two major earthquakes today in rapid succession. According to NPR, scientists believe the pair may have been triggered by two separate fault lines rather than originating from a single rupture. The region's tectonic complexity — where multiple faults intersect — makes such sequential ruptures on different faults a rare occurrence deserving careful study.

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