Venezuela Earthquakes: Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) for June 2026

A Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) conducted by the REACH Initiative following the June 2026 earthquakes in Venezuela. The assessment provides information on the earthquake's impact and priority needs to support the initial humanitarian response. Results are reported at the parish (admin3) level for Distrito Capital and La Guaira State, and at the municipality (admin2) level for five other states.

Use Cases

• Prioritize humanitarian aid allocation based on reported impact and needs at the sub-national level.
• Analyze the geographic distribution of earthquake effects across multiple Venezuelan states.
• Support evidence-based decision-making for sectoral interventions mentioned in the assessment.

Strengths

• Data is reported at a granular administrative level (parish or municipality).
• Assessment was conducted during the initial phase of the emergency, providing timely information.
• The dataset has a clear license (CC-BY-4.0) and a specific last update timestamp (2026-07-09).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to the immediate aftermath of the June 2026 event.

Provenance

Source

REACH Initiative

Collection Method

Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) survey conducted in the field.

Time Range

June 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 10:35:12.556053; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Venezuela, specifically parishes in Distrito Capital and La Guaira State, and municipalities in Aragua, Carabobo, Falcón, Miranda, and Yaracuy states.