On July 29, 1967, at 8:05 p.m., a new 6.7 earthquake on the Richter scale, lasting approximately 40 seconds, hit the country's capital and the Basilica Minor, Santa Capilla, was again affected.
Hello, friend @marcosmilano71! The Basilica Minor Santa Capilla de Caracas is a remarkable work of architecture with its pinkish-orange walls that are quite interesting to look at.
Do earthquakes happen often in your country? What preventive and restorative measures have your government done to address these critical issues?
Good afternoon from Venezuela. Hello friend Erne. @storiesoferne. Answering your questions I must tell you that we are not a territory of earthquakes. Throughout our history, several telluric events of great magnitude have occurred; fortunately they are not that frequent. According to the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research (FUNVINSIS) the geological faults in Venezuela are: *** Boconó (Los Andes), San Sebastián (Cordillera de la Costa) and El Pilar (Serranía del Interior). In the case of Venezuela, almost all the destructive earthquakes have been of superficial origin, examples are that of Cariaco (July 9, 1997) and Caracas (July 29, 1967). ***
The red line indicates the geological faults of Venezuela. To the north the Caribbean Sea. 1) Relative movements of the Caribbean plate in relation to the South American plate. 2) Relative movement of the South American plate in relation to the Caribbean plate.
La línea roja señala las fallas geológicas de Venezuela. Al norte el mar caribe. 1) Movimiento relativos de la placa Caribe con relación a la placa suramericana. 2) Movimiento relativo de la placa suramericana con relación a la placa CaribeFuente
In relation to prevention in the event of a major event, I must confess that attempts have been made to educate the population, but in all fairness here very few people are prepared for an earthquake. This issue has, here in Venezuela, a lot of fabric to cut. There are many analyzes and comments that we could make in this regard, but I will leave it for another time, I will only tell you that we have a long way to go to have a preventive culture in this matter ... and in many matters. To tell you that the Civil Protection Organizations and Firefighters work with their nails. Friend, I better not continue because it makes me very sad to talk about these things. Receive a strong hug full of light and many positive energies. Blessings for you and yours.
The seismic history of our country reveals that over the period 1530-2002 there have been more than 137 seismic events.(FUNVISIS)
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I'm truly glad to know that destructive earthquakes are not a frequent occurrence in Venezuela. Keep safe, stay healthy, and infinite blessings always!