Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the desperate search would continue as officials warned the death toll would likely climb.

An earthquake shook parts of the East Coast with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8. FDNY says there were no initial reports of damage.

The Quintero family crowded around their new home this week after two deadly earthquakes forced them to flee their apartment building in Caracas. Francisco Quintero reserved the seats of his small, beat-up car for his children,

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday morning, triggering tsunami warnings in Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.

Two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela near Caracas causing widespread damage, building collapses, and a state of emergency. Casualties are expected to be high with major economic losses predicted.

Venezuela earthquake LIVE: Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last week’s powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and attention turned to the country’s humanitarian crisis that could persist for years.

The clock is ticking for rescue teams from the U.S. and other countries to locate survivors in the rubble. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.