7 minutes agoU.S. Geological Service says that the death toll from the earthquake in Venezuela may be up to 100,000
Periskopi(2 hours ago)
(2 hours ago)Immediately after the earthquake hit, the United States Geological Service (USGS) assessed possible economic damage and the number of victims in the region.
According to his assessment, the most likely loss of human lives is between 10,000 and 100,000 people, the BBC writes, broadcast newspaper Express.
This is not an exact number of people who may have died. The actual number may be higher or lower.
U n The SGS publishes this assessment to help emergency teams, government agencies and media understand how serious this event can be and distribute resources more effectively.
To calculate this assessment, the organization uses a system called PAGER.
System PAGER (Short of Global Emergency Response Earthquakes), used by the U.S. Geological Service, combines certain types of information:
The earthquake Magnitude how powerful it was.
Its depth of shallower earthquakes usually cause more damage to the surface.
If it's near residential areas.
How many people live in affected areas.
Some buildings are more resistant to earthquakes than others.
Historical data from similar earthquakes in the past./ Periscope.
