Back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela last night, killing at least 235 people and injuring more than 4,300, Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvara

At least 1,943 people have died and another 10,571 people were injured from a pair of powerful earthquakes that devastated Venezuela, officials said. The two quakes -- a 7.2 magnitude one followed just seconds later by a 7.

California tremor, 7.2-magnitude temblor in Japan and two quakes in Venezuela all struck within hours

Residents in several parts of Hingoli also reported hearing a loud rumbling sound from beneath the ground shortly before and during the first earthquake.

A minor earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt in sections of Jamaica on Sunday morning, according to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Preliminary reports indicate that the quake occurred at approximately 11:45 am and was felt in Kingston and St Andrew,

The earthquakes have prompted an indefinite airport closure.