By Tara Hutchinson, Matthew Hoehler, Arnold Gastelum, Derrick Watkins and Richard Wood.
April 30, 2010. UC San Diego.
Three days following the event, on April 7, 2010, a team of five from the San Diego area visited the affected areas of El Centro, Calexico, and Mexicali. This initial survey immediately after the event was intended to largely focus on nonstructural damage. Team members included Tara Hutchinson, Arnold Gastelum, Derrick Watkins, and Richard Wood of the University of California, San Diego, and Matthew Hoehler of Hilti Corporation. In addition to driving through affected areas, four detailed site surveys were documented, which are organized from north to south, namely (1) El Centro Regional Medical Center and Medical Plaza, (2) Calexico Water Treatment Plant, (3) Downtown Calexico, and (4) Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali. The report summarizes observations from the team’s visit. All images within this report were taken on April 7, 2010 unless otherwise noted.
Read the Preliminary Report: Brief Report – EERI Clearinghouse – UCSD Team (1.8 MB PDF)
Read the Final Report: Observations from the Sierra El Mayor earthquake (Northern Baja California Earthquake) (9.6 MB PDF)
