Seismic Activity & Earthquake Catastrophe Prevention
Seismicity is the occurrence or frequency of an earthquake in a region. Venezuela is known for having many earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and mudslides ; as shown on the picture above that depicts South America's hazard map. Venezuela has had many earthquakes over the years with major earthquake being the Caracas earthquake of 1641. However, the most recent earthquake occurred on August 21 near the northern coast of Venezuela with a magnitude of 7.3. It was a powerful earthquake that was felt as far as Bogota, Colombia. The earthquake was felt for a minute and suffered 3 aftershocks.
After receiving damage from both the Caracas earthquake and a major mudslide in 1999, Venezuela has prepared for any disasters that would have come after. By collaborating with the American Red Cross they have come up with a disaster response plan and disaster preparedness. In the case of earthquakes, Venezuela took up a project for seismic response of reinforced concrete buildings.
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You mention a very good point, that sometimes there is a main hazard, but after it, a secondary [sometimes worst] hazard happens....quakes can provoke mudslides [like flooding] and you need to take that into account when you try to manage/prepare the population.
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