Key Facts
—The human toll. Two quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck northern Venezuela on June 24, the strongest in over a century; at least 1,430 people have died.
—The damage. The UN development agency puts direct physical damage at 6.7 billion dollars, around 6% of GDP, in a first satellite-based estimate.
—The range. The estimate spans 4.7 to 8.7 billion dollars and covers only homes and assets; the total impact could reach 10 to 20 billion.
—The reach. Around 8.6 million people felt above-moderate shaking across the north, with roughly 1.7 million structures in the affected zone.
