Shireen Akram-Boshar and Anderson Bean, Author at Tempest

Posted September 4, 2026 Article

Venezuela’s earthquakes struck a society already in crisis

Interview with Gonzalo Gómez

by Shireen Akram-Boshar and Anderson Bean

Earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela in quick succession on June 24. Gonzalo Gómez speaks to Tempest about the official and popular responses to the quakes.