# @floridainternational on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xex5qMtj8aE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67361943-floridainternational-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T14:53:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** floridainternational (@floridainternational) — https://gondola.cc/floridainternational

## Caption

FIU geophysicist Dr. Dean Whitman breaks down the rare earthquake doublet that struck Venezuela — a magnitude 7.2 earthquake followed by a larger 7.5 just about 40 seconds later — and explains how nearby earthquakes can trigger one another, while quakes on opposite sides of the globe almost never do.
Dr. Whitman also covers:

The difference between foreshocks and aftershocks, and why doublets are especially destructive to buildings already weakened by the first shock
Why earthquakes aren't actually becoming more frequent — just more visible due to global connectivity
The likely impact on Venezuela's infrastructure and government amid ongoing political instability
How FIU researchers use space geodesy — satellite radar imaging of the Earth's crust — to track stress buildup along faults and improve our understanding of earthquake risk

Learn more about FIU's geophysics and earth sciences research at fiu.edu.
#FIUNews #Geophysics #EarthquakeScience

0:00 Can Earthquakes in Different Regions Be Connected?
0:39 Why Earthquakes Aren't More Frequent — Just More Visible
1:38 Aftershocks Explained
1:57 What Is an Earthquake "Doublet"?
2:22 Why Doublets Cause More Building Damage
2:43 Venezuela's "Big One": Impact on Infrastructure & Government
3:34 Predicting Quakes with FIU's Space Geodesy Research

## Stats

- **Views:** 640
- **Likes:** 5
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Tags

fiunews, geophysics, earthquakescience

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