[(Title)] Powerful 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Venezuela.

(CARACAS, Venezuela) — A powerful earthquake shook Venezuela's northeastern coast on Tuesday,

星期二，一场强烈地震发生于委内瑞拉东北海岸。美国地质调查局称，这次地震的震级为7.3英里，深度为76英里(123公里)，震源在委内瑞拉亚瓜拉帕罗西北12英里(20公里)。

spooking residents in the capital who evacuated buildings and briefly interrupting a pro-government rally in favor of a series of controversial economic reforms.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 7.3 and said it had a depth of 76 miles (123 kilometers). Its epicenter was 12 miles (20 kilometers) northwest of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela.

A witness in Cumana, one of the biggest cities near the epicenter, said there were initial reports of several injuries at a shopping center where an escalator fell, but that there were no other immediate signs of damage in the vicinity.

在震中附近最大的城市之一的库马纳市，一名目击者称，最初有报道称，在一个购物中心有几人在自动扶梯上坠落受伤，但在附近没有其他伤员的迹象。

John Boquett, a firefighter captain in Caracas, said there were no initial reports of injuries or major damage in the capital.

加拉加斯消防队长约翰·博克特表示，没有关于首都波哥大的伤员或重大损伤的初步报告。

The quake was felt as far away as Colombia's capital of Bogota, and in Caracas office workers and residents fled from their buildings and homes.

这次地震远在哥伦比亚首都波哥大，在加拉加斯，办公室工作人员和居民逃离了建筑物和家园。

The confusing moments after the quake were captured on state television as Diosdado Cabello, the head of the all-powerful constitutional assembly, was delivering a speech at a march.

地震发生后的时刻被国家电视台抓获，当时全权制宪会议领导人迪奥斯多·卡贝略正在游行上发言。"地震！"人们随着卡贝略一同喊叫，面面相觑。1997年同一地区发生类似规模的地震，造成数十人死亡。