Two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, producing an estimated $19.6 billion in direct physical damage according to the World Bank GRADE assessment. Government figures report approximately 5,000 deaths, 17,000 injuries, and 18,000 people left homeless, marking the deadliest seismic event in the country since 1812. Damage was concentrated in residential buildings (47 percent), infrastructure (27 percent), and non-residential buildings (26 percent).