CARACAS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A new 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the Venezuelan cities of Caracas and La Guaira on Monday morning, causing alarm among local residents who were seen leaving buildings for open spaces.
According to a report by the official Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research, the tremor's epicenter in the Caribbean Sea was just 10 km off La Guaira state, the region worst hit in the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes that occurred Wednesday.
"We have no reports of additional damage anywhere in the national territory," Jorge Rodriguez, president of the National Assembly, said after Monday's aftershock.
On Sunday, the parliament speaker said the death toll from the twin powerful earthquakes on Wednesday had risen to 1,450, with 774 buildings collapsed or damaged. ■
