Videos from the Bowling Park in Caraballeda reveal new findings from the double earthquake

Published at: 26/10/2026 07:18 PM

The Presidential Commission for the Evaluation of Infrastructure Habitability announced advances in scientific research led by civil engineer Óscar Andrés López, four months after the double earthquake of last June 24.

In this regard, the expert explained that thanks to the internal and external videos of the Bowling Park in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, it was possible to estimate that there was a pulse oriented in a North-South direction of two meters per second: “One expects it not to exceed 20 to 30 centimeters per second”.

According to the expert, “when eight buildings fall at the same time it is a unique phenomenon, never observed before in the history of earthquake engineering worldwide”

In addition, he indicated that the towns of La Guaira, Caraballeda, Catia La Mar, Playa Grande and Macuto were located directly on the route of the geological fault or in areas extremely close to it. This geodynamic factor prompted high-level academic teams to thoroughly study the vibrational behavior of the rupture.

It became known that in order to determine the exact magnitude of the ground movement, researchers faced the technical challenge of isolating the movement of the ground from the movement of security cameras. By following visual references such as cones and poles, the technical team determined the existence of a pulse with a north-south orientation that reached a peak speed of two meters per second, mentioned above.

Exceeded figure

The scientists explained that this figure drastically exceeds the usual design values contemplated for urban areas such as Caracas, which are usually between 20 and 30 centimeters per second, implying an intensity of six to seven times greater than expected.

To confirm the accuracy of these calculations, the researchers applied a rigorous verification method where they used a visible light pole in the recordings that suffered the effects of the earthquake.

Based on this evidence, the team developed a computerized mathematical simulation of the pole and entered the parameters of the calculated seismic pulse. By contrasting the virtual vibration obtained with the real behavior recorded in the video, an outstanding agreement was found, which confirms the technical and methodological strength of the research carried out in the country.

Mazo News Team