Near Central Coast, Peru
August 15, 2007, M8.0 Earthquake
Available Information
- Press Release
- Press Release [PDF]
- Reconnaissance Team Reports
- Behavior of Earthen Buildings A preliminary report by Marcial Blondet of the Catholic University of Peru (PUCP)
- GEER preliminary report A preliminary report of the Geo-Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Team
- Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) Field Reports – British earthquake engineers, architects and academics from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
- EEFIT Preliminary Report [PDF]
- Quick Building Damage Report by Japan Building Research Institute
- Damage to Adobe Houses Quick Report on Performance of Model Houses by Japan Building Research Institute
- Preliminary Report on Damage from the Japan-Peru Center for Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation
- Instituto Geofisico del Peru – Preliminary Report (in Spanish) [PDF]
- Preliminary Report by Richard E. Klingner, Japan Disaster Mitigation Center [PDF]
- 15 August 2007 Peru tsunami runup and inundation by Hermann Fritz [PDF]
- EEFIT Mission report: Central Peru [PDF]
- United Nations OCHA’s ReliefWeb – Peru; Situational Report
- CERESIS (El Centro Regional de Sismología para América del Sur):
- NGDC Tsunami Database for event
- The “Addl Tsu Info” and “Addl EQ Info” links in the comments sections for all tsunami source and significant earthquake events provide a display of nearby events. NOAA/WDC Historical Tsunami Database at NGDC NGDC Significant Earthquake Database
- More info from the ITIC Tsunami Bulletin Board http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/2005/tsunamis/Peru_2007/index.html
- Map from Relief Web [PDF]
- Selected Photos Preliminary photos from reconnaissance team
- Selected photos from reconnaissance team Georeferenced photos on Google Map (can also be viewed in Google Earth)
- Photos of tsunami run-up and inundation from Fritz, Kalligeris, Ortega, and Broncano
- View of tsunami inundation an almost 360 degree view from the small headland tip at Lagunilla (Photo compiled by Nikos Kalligeris).
- Photos from The Washington Post