7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Venezuela, triggers tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
5 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
🌍 Cross-language spread
This story first appeared in 🇪🇸 Spanish coverage — 1.1 hours before PULSE detected it in English news.
Detected by matching proper nouns and figures that survive translation. Times reflect when each edition's coverage was first indexed.
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The brief
"7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Venezuela, triggers tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, BBC, Reuters and CNN. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 3h ago.
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Why is "7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Venezuela, triggers tsunami advisory for Puerto" trending?
Because 5 independent news sources published 5 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst PULSE classifies as a trend.
How does PULSE measure this trend?
PULSE scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.
Is this trend still active?
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Coverage (5)
- 7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Venezuelan capital, damage and injuries reported ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 4h ago
- Strong earthquake hits Venezuela as buildings collapse in Caracas BBC · 4h ago
- Earthquakes shake Venezuela capital Reuters · 4h ago
- Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Venezuela, triggering Puerto Rico tsunami advisory CNN · 4h ago
- 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Venezuela, triggers tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands CBS News · 4h ago
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