The Venezuela earthquakes of June 24, 2026

Regions in the damage assessments

The following states and federal entities appear in the published damage assessments:

• La Guaira
• Capital District (Caracas)
• Miranda
• Aragua
• Carabobo
• Yaracuy
• Falcón

What this means for buildings

• In La Guaira, the worst-affected state, official reports describe roughly 80% of buildings in the hardest-hit areas as collapsed.
• In Caracas, several residential high-rises collapsed, including a 22-storey building in Altamira. Around 30 further buildings in Altamira were heavily damaged and more than 100 buildings in Chacao sustained structural damage.
• NASA damage mapping estimated roughly 58,870 damaged or destroyed structures across the affected region.
• The United Nations estimated direct damages at approximately US$37 billion.
• More than 1,100 aftershocks were recorded through 8 July 2026. An aftershock on 26 June collapsed a bridge connecting Caraballeda to La Guaira.

What we have changed on this site

• Every listing in Caracas and the other affected regions is marked as under verification. We are not presenting these properties as available, and we are not quoting them as current market pricing.
• Articles published before 24 June 2026 that describe market conditions, prices or neighbourhoods in the affected regions now carry a dated advisory. We have left the original text in place rather than quietly editing it, so the record stays honest.
• We have removed the claim that our listings are updated daily. Listing data for the affected regions is not currently reliable and we will not imply otherwise.

Margarita Island (Nueva Esparta)

Nueva Esparta (Margarita Island) does not appear in the damage assessments published by USGS, NASA, iMMAP or Miyamoto International. The documented structural damage is concentrated in northern mainland Venezuela, several hundred kilometres west of the island.

Buyers who had been considering the mainland regularly ask us what is still operating. Our island properties are handled by our sister site, which lists houses, villas, apartments and development land across Nueva Esparta. We mention it because it is the honest answer to that question — not as a substitute purchase, and not as a reason to treat this event as a market opening.

If you are planning to travel or transact

• Simón Bolívar International Airport (Maiquetía) lies in La Guaira, the worst-affected state. Confirm current airport and route status with your airline and government advisories before booking any travel.
• Treat every pre-earthquake structural report, valuation and survey for a property in the affected regions as void. Commission a new post-event structural assessment from a licensed Venezuelan engineer.
• Registry and notary operations in the affected regions were disrupted. Expect transaction timelines to be materially longer than the pre-June guidance published elsewhere on this site.
• Confirm that any building insurance policy covers seismic damage and is valid post-event before committing funds.

Relief efforts

Organisations responding on the ground. We have no affiliation with any of them and receive nothing for listing them here.

• International Medical Corps
• World Vision — Venezuela earthquake response