Here is what we know so far about the identities of the quakes' overseas victims:

- Two Brazilians -

The foreign ministry of Brazil, which shares a border with Venezuela, said Thursday that two of its citizens -- a man and a woman -- had died in the disaster.

The government was providing their relatives with consular assistance, the ministry said.

- One Italian-Venezuelan -

A man in his mid-50s, born in Caracas and holding both Italian and Venezuelan nationality, was killed when a building collapsed in the hardest-hit region of La Guaira, Rome's foreign ministry said Thursday.

Italy estimates there are about 170,000 Italian passport-holders in Venezuela.

- Two Chinese -

Two Chinese nationals were confirmed among the victims of the earthquakes as of Thursday afternoon, Beijing's state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the embassy in Caracas.

The embassy posted a statement on its official WeChat account, urging Chinese citizens in Venezuela to "take precautions against secondary disasters caused by aftershocks and (other) earthquakes.

- One Portuguese -

Portugal's foreign ministry said it "confirms the first death of a Portuguese citizen" in the quakes.

The man was pulled alive from the rubble but died on his way to the hospital, the ministry said on X.