The two Venezuela earthquakes were reported to be about 39 seconds apart. In location, preliminary reports say they were roughly 5 to 10 kilometers apart, or about 3 to 6 miles apart.

What that means

They were close enough in time and place to be described as a doublet quake sequence. That usually means two similar-sized earthquakes struck the same region in rapid succession, rather than one being a long aftershock chain.

Brief context

Some reports described the first quake as a foreshock and the second as the larger mainshock, while others noted seismologists may later revise that interpretation as more data comes in.

In one line

So, if you mean the time gap: 39 seconds ; if you mean the physical separation: about 3 to 6 miles apart.

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