New Delhi, June 25 -- A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening, the US Geological Survey has said. The quake had a depth of 10 kilometres and its epicentre was 16 kilometres southwest of the city of Morón, Venezuela.

According to The Associated Press massive tremors were felt minutes after parts of Venezuela, including the capital, Caracas, were hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. The epicentre of the 7.1 quake was west of the community of Morón, located along the country's Caribbean coast, about 168 kilometres (104 miles) west of Caracas at a depth of 13 kilometres.

The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat for Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands following the earthquake, adding t...