Dated evidence · Reviewed October 12, 2026
These newer recovery reports accompany the historical research below. Its August figures retain their original dates.
Earthquake recovery · Venezuela
Report date · published 22 Sep:
PAHO/WHO’s Situation Report 11 emphasizes care continuity, facility restoration, transitional camps and public-health surveillance as the response enters early recovery.
PAHO/WHO · Situation Report 11 ↗Historical response snapshot →Earthquake recovery · Chocó, Colombia
Announcement date:
UNGRD announced the first temporary housing-support payment for eligible households after the 10 August earthquake. The announcement’s payment window is historical; consult official channels for current availability.
Colombia UNGRD ↗Historical response snapshot →Editorial snapshot: . External events are organized by the linked institutions. Future AI Humane Society hackathons will be announced on our Hackathons page.
Magnitude measures the rupture—not the disaster. This reviewed snapshot separates reported human impact, documented physical damage, and USGS rapid-loss modelling so urgent numbers remain useful without becoming misleading.
Research snapshot · 11 August 2026 · 19:18 UTC
Ranking 01 · Lives
This ranking reviews 2026 earthquakes with at least 10 reported deaths, or a major documented/modelled economic impact, for which a government, recognized disaster authority, or major wire source was located. Missing people are not counted as deaths. Colombia remains a fast-changing active emergency.
24 June · M7.2 + M7.5
Reported total; still provisional
10 August · M7.4
Local-authority total; active rescue
8 June local time · M7.8
Latest official report located; 7 missing
28 July · M6.8 USGS / M7.1 JMA
Latest official/wire total located
3 April · M5.8
Government-reported total
Ranking 02 · Loss
Most 2026 events do not yet have audited, like-for-like damage totals. This ranking therefore uses the same USGS PAGER empirical model for each event, then shows ground-reported evidence separately.
24 June · M7.5 mainshock model
What has been documented
World Bank post-event assessment: $19.6B in direct physical damage.
28 July · M6.8
What has been documented
No finalized national post-event damage total located.
10 August · M7.4
What has been documented
Model only; field damage assessment is still underway.
8 June local time · M7.8
What has been documented
At least PHP1.36B in reported infrastructure damage; this is a partial sector count.
16 June · M6.3
What has been documented
Official detailed loss assessment was still underway.
Method
The M7.8 Philippines earthquake was the year's strongest, but Venezuela's shallower doublet caused far greater human loss. Depth, exposure, construction, and response capacity shape the outcome.
Fatality totals come from authorities and field reporting. Economic comparisons use PAGER until consistent post-event assessments exist. A model is never presented as observed damage.
Rescue, identification, and damage assessment can continue for weeks. Each update should retain its source and verification time instead of silently replacing earlier evidence.
Included events meet the stated fatality or impact threshold and have usable source evidence. The ranking is only as complete as the reports located by the snapshot time; USGS remains the source for a full seismic catalogue.
The initiative began in Venezuela and now expands through Colombia. Join builders adapting open-source foundations for damage mapping, connectivity, safety, coordination, and recovery.
Evidence
Open the underlying reports, check their dates, and prefer the newest operational authority before reusing a figure.
Data snapshot verified 11 August 2026 at 19:18 UTC
