Seismologist predicted aftershocks in Venezuela for a long time
The probability of more powerful tremors in Venezuela is extremely low, but aftershocks in the disaster area will continue for a long time. This was announced to Izvestia on June 25 by Danila Chebrov, director of the Kamchatka Branch of the United Geophysical Service Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
"After each strong earthquake, there is an auto—shock process with repeated earthquakes in the focal zone, that is, it is enough in such a large area where the main earthquake occurred," said Chebrov.
According to the expert, repeated fluctuations of the earth's crust will affect a vast area where the epicenter of the main cataclysm was located. Despite the fact that the intensity of these tremors will be lower, seismic activity in the region will persist for a long period.
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Venezuela occurred on June 24. The source of the natural cataclysm lay at a depth of 13 km. The earthquake was the strongest in the country since 1900.
According to the latest data, at least 32 people were killed and 700 others were injured as a result of the earthquake. The state of La Guaira became the most affected by the earthquake. Dozens of buildings have been destroyed there. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez called the situation in the region a real disaster and declared the state a disaster zone.
Organized Russian tourists in Venezuela were not injured. The Russian Ambassador to Caracas, Sergei Melik-Baghdasarov, noted that the staff of the Russian Embassy evacuated from the building of the diplomatic mission after a strong earthquake.
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