Experts say three recent powerful earthquakes are not related

<p>5.6-magnitude California tremor, 7.2-magnitude temblor in Japan and two quakes in Venezuela all struck within hours</p><p>A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck a rural part of northern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a> on Wednesday. Hours later, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the northern coast of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> and two powerful earthquakes rocked <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a> in a devastating mass casualty event.</p><p>The tremors happened in the span of eight hours, prompting online speculation over whether they were related.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/25/three-recent-powerful-earthquakes-not-related">Continue reading...</a>