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Why Venezuela’s Second Earthquake Was So Damaging to Buildings

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Venezuela Earthquake: Kyun Doosra Bhukamp Bani Imarton Ke Liye Sabse Badi Tabahi? Janiye Asli Wajah

By News Desk | Updated: June 2026 | Category: International News

Caracas (Venezuela): Haal hi me Venezuela ke uttari tat par aaye do back-to-back shaktishali bhukamp ne pure desh ko hila kar rakh diya hai. Halanki pehla jhatka bhi behad tezi tha, lekin mahaj 39 seconds baad aaye doosre jhatke ne sabse zyada tabahi machai aur rajdhani Caracas samet kai shehron me imarton ko mitti me mila diya. Seismologists (bhu-vaigyanik) ke anusar, is tabahi ke peeche ek durlabh aur khatarnak scientific phenomenon hai, jise Doublet Earthquake (Seismic Doublet) kaha jata hai.

Fast Facts: 24 June 2026 ko Venezuela me pehla bhukamp 7.2 tivrata ka aaya aur thik 39 seconds baad 7.5 tivrata ka doosra shaktishali jhatka laga. In dono bhukamp ke jhatkon ne sadi ki sabse badi tabahi ko anjam diya hai.

1. Logarithmic Scale: Doosre Jhatke Me Thi 3 Guna Zyada Taaqat

Aam taur par logon ko lagta hai ki 7.2 aur 7.5 tivrata (magnitude) me bada antar nahi hai. Lekin bhu-vigyan me Richter scale ek logarithmic scale hota hai. CSIR-CBRI ke experts ke anusar, magnitude me 0.3 ka izafa hone ka matlab hai ki doosre bhukamp ne pehle ke mukable lagbhag 3 guna (3 times) zyada energy release ki. Yahi wajah thi ki doosra jhatka imarton ke liye jhel pana namukin ho gaya.

2. 'No Recovery Time': Pehle Jhatke Se Kamzor Hui Imartein Dhah Gayeen

Is tabahi ka sabse bada karan dono bhukamp ke beech ka behad kam samay (sirf 39 seconds) tha. Jab 7.2 tivrata ka pehla jhatka aaya, to usne kai residential aur commercial buildings ke structural design (dhanchon) ko andaruni roop se kamzor kar diya. Imarton ko sambhalne ya unhe repair karne ka mauka hi nahi mila aur agle hi pal un par 3 guna zyada taakatwar jhatka laga, jisse wo taash ke patton ki tarah dhah gayeen.

3. Soil Liquefaction aur Resonance Phenomenon

Structural engineers ke mutabiq, Caracas aur La Guaira jaise prabhavit ilakon me mitti ka prakar (soil type) aur Resonance Phenomenon bhi is tabahi ke liye zimmedar hain. Jab seismic waves (bhukampiy tarangein) narm ya clay-like mitti se guzarti hain, to wo vibrate zyada karti hain. Agar building ki natural vibration frequency bhukamp ki wave se match kar jaye (jise resonance kehte hain), to building bina kisi structural fault ke bhi gir jati hai.

4. Caribbean aur South American Plates Ka Takraav

Venezuela ka yeh khatarnak doublet bhukamp Caribbean aur South American tectonic plates ki boundary par boundary rupture ke karan aaya. Yeh ek shallow strike-slip faulting event tha, jahan do rock blocks horizontally ek doosre se ragadte hain. Is boundary par Boconó fault system sthit hai, jiska itihaas hamesha se bade bhukamp ka raha hai.

Nishkarsh (Conclusion)

Venezuela me bina kisi warning system aur bina kisi gap ke aaye in do jhatkon ne yeh sabit kar diya hai ki Seismic Doublets kisi bhi aam bhukamp se kahin zyada ghatak hote hain. Pehle jhatke ka damage aur doosre jhatke ki tivrata ne milkar is structural disaster ko janam diya, jo aane wale samay me building codes ko badalne ke liye majboor karega.

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