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Venezuela And Trinidad Struck By Massive, 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake A massive earthquake rocked Venezuela and the southern Caribbean on Tuesday evening, knocking out power throughout the region and sending people rushing out of buildings. Preliminary reports from the U.S. Geological Survey indicate a 7.3 magnitude quake struck just 12 miles off Venezuela’s Cariaco Peninsula, its northeasternmost tip. The epicenter is not far from Trinidad’s northwestern coast. The two countries are separated by just seven nautical miles. The magnitude 7.3 quake on Tuesday was the largest to strike Venezuela since 1900, the The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS recorded the earthquake in the coastal town of Irapa and tremors were felt 286 miles (622 km) away in the capital of Caracas. Its magnitude was recorded at 7.3 and said it had a depth of 76 miles (123 kilometres). In downtown Caracas, concrete from the top floors of the unfinished Tower of David skyscraper fell onto the pavement, which caused firefighters to close off traffic. The Tower of David began in 1990 as a symbol of the OPEC nation’s ambitions of becoming a regional financial centre.