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Venezuela earthquakes in maps and graphics - where they hit and how severe they could beThe shallow quakes occurred within seconds of one another, exacerbating the damage caused.'I thought I was going to die' - Venezuelans describe earthquake panicBuildings were flattened in the capital Caracas, where voices have been heard calling from the rubble.Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces. 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