SAMARITAN'S PURSE DEPLOYS EMERGENCY FIELD HOSPITAL TO VENEZUELA AFTER DEADLY EARTHQUAKES; 767 CARGO PLANE DEPARTS TOMORROW
BOONE, N.C., June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Samaritan's Purse is responding in Venezuela after deadly back-to-back earthquakes rocked the nation. Disaster response specialists are on the way and the ministry's 767 cargo plane will airlift life-saving supplies …
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
Global activity summary (24h)
In the last 24 hours, 13 seismic events have been recorded, including a magnitude 6.0 earthquake north of Caluula, Somalia, and another of magnitude 4.9 near Houma, Tonga. Additionally, there have been 72 disaster-related events, notably multiple forest fires in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia, which have been active since mid-August. In the realm of conflicts, 4 events have been documented, although details have not been specified. The passages in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 invite the reader to discern.
Last 24 hours — Earthquake
M 4.6 - 119 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
Aug 28, 12:43 AM UTC · 119 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
M 4.9 - 264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
Aug 27, 11:02 PM UTC · 264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
M 4.6 - 35 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
Aug 27, 10:13 PM UTC · 35 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan