The State Department says it will mobilize $150 million in assistance for Venezuela and stand up a task force to coordinate the distribution of that assistance.

The Department of Defense is expected to assist in the response by leveraging military assets already in the region and deploying personnel to “accelerate the delivery of life-saving assistance,” the State Department said, adding that it will also leverage aircraft to help U.S. government personnel, the search and rescue teams, and partners get into place so they can "assess damage, find the injured, and deliver critical life-saving assistance."

-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston

At least 188 people are dead and another 1,520 are injured following the two devastating earthquakes, according to Jorge Rodríguez, President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.

Rescue teams from the U.S., Mexico, Spain, Qatar and the United Nations are a heading to Venezuela to help, Rodríguez said.

At least 2,927 families have been impacted, Rodríguez said, and he called for people to remain at home.

Click here to learn about some of the organizations helping those affected by the earthquakes.

The two powerful earthquakes may become the most devastating in Venezuela's modern history.

Venezuela sits along the Caribbean plate. It is not part of the infamous Ring of Fire that snakes around the Pacific Ocean, where earthquakes -- especially of higher magnitude -- are relatively common.

An earthquake of this high a magnitude causes so much damage in a place like Venezuela because Venezuela’s infrastructure is not as prepared as countries along the Ring of Fire, like Japan.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the death toll will likely go over 1,000 and potentially could exceed 10,000.

-ABC News’ Kenton Gewecke

A website set up for Venezuelans to report missing loved ones has more than 25,000 people reported missing.

While not an official count of those confirmed missing, the website reflects the chaos on the ground as people try to reach family and friends.

The website says more than 1,200 people have been found after previously being reported missing.

-ABC News’ Aicha El Hammar