Due to this, over 1450 people perished in these earthquakes, more than 3100 were injured, and around 12,700 went homeless. This data was reported by Jorge Rodriguez, the leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly. The first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2. This is already capable of causing a lot of damage, especially in places like Venezuela that hadn’t not fully developed yet. However, only 39 seconds later, the second earthquake struck striked, having with an even higher greater magnitude of 7.5, causing even more people to suffer. Many homes were made of adobe and brick, which breaks easily during quakes. Even 10-story buildings fell down in some areas. These two earthquakes either damaged or destroyed roughly 774 buildings in total. These were the strongest earthquakes to strike the country since 1900. These two quakes happened at a shallow depth of the earth. This caused making the shaking to be felt more than 100 miles (160 km) away.
used flashlights and huge excavating machines to search for victims of the earthquakes who are were trapped in the rubble. More than 275 people had been were rescued by Saturday. Venezuela has been struggling in recent years. It initially does not have enough money to keep public services running well. The earthquakes destroyed at least 13 hospitals, damaging Venezuela’s medical system, and leaving it in even worse shape. The United Nations aid agency says 1.8 million people, including many children, now require emergency aid for survival.