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Venezuela Earthquake Ruptured on Two Faults and Reached Supershear Velocities | Seismological Society of America

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27 October 2026—The 24 June Venezuela earthquake sequence ruptured across two fault segments and reached supershear velocities along one of the faults. In their study published in The Seismic Record, researchers conclude the unusual duration of ground shaking felt during the magnitude 7.6 event—about 70 seconds—may have been related to this multi-fault process. These features place the earthquake “in the company of the most complex large strike-…
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seismosoc.org broke the news on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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