aftershock

"Traffic is paralyzed and people don't want to go back to their homes for fear of an aftershock."

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Monday's aftershock again shook La Guaira and the capital Caracas and was measured at magnitude 4.6.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The state issued a strong warning urging residents to prepare for a large aftershock, and urged residents to stay off the freeways if possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Jose Mago, a 35-year-old lawyer, said a powerful aftershock Thursday sent him and his family into the street—they had slept on the sidewalk the night before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“As I was crossing the bridge close to the hospital,” she later remembered, “an aftershock hit and the bridge swayed wildly. If the bridge collapsed, I knew I’d die...so I turned back.”

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Tonsianus said he was "very worried" about aftershocks and about his mother and other patients having to sleep outside.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Preliminary reports indicate hundreds of buildings have been severely damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Colombia’s Geological Service noted the quake was country’s strongest recorded tremor in the 21st century and that it was followed by nearly two dozen powerful aftershocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Many residents spent the night sleeping on the street, fearing more deadly aftershocks or because their homes had sustained damage.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Much, too, depends on the nature of the subsoil, the quake’s duration, the frequency and severity of aftershocks, and the physical setting of the affected area.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson