Venezuela Quake

On June 24, 2026, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northern Venezuela, followed by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock. The quakes left immense damage and loss of life across the region.

Satellite-based maps of ground displacement revealed how the land surface moved, providing insight into the forces behind the severe destruction. The map was produced using data from the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite and processed by the NISAR science team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

The NISAR data showed that ground displacement was especially intense near Caracas and La Guaira, Venezuela. The data also revealed that the fault rupture propagated offshore, toward the east, and then back onshore near the international airport north of Caracas.