Wenchuan
May 12, 2008, M7.9 Earthquake
Available Information
EERI REPORTS
- Newsletter Articles
- Reconnaissance Team Reports
- Workshop Reports
- Observations and Photos from Zifa Wang and colleagues at Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration (12MB PowerPoint slideshow)
- Observations and photos from University of California reconnaissance team (15MB) [PDF]
- Reconnaissance Reports from Elizabeth Hausler (Build Change) Reports include Observations and Opportunities for Technical Assistance, Residential Buildings Summary, Rural Residential Buildings, Multi-Story Residential Buildings, Surface Fault Rupture, Xiao Yu Dong Bridge, Permanent Ground Displacement and Gao Yuan Bridge.
- Reports from Taiwan’s National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) based on a visit to the town nearest to the epicenter to observe the structural and geotechnical damage between May 27 and June 2
- Reconnaissance Blog from Miyamoto International
- View some of Miyamoto’s photos in Google Map
- Presentation by Dr. Zhenming Wang , Kentucky Geological Survey, who traveled to the affected area soon after the earthquake [PDF]
- Report and photos from EERI member, Dr. Eythimios Lekkas , National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, on Zipingdu Dam failure [PDF]
- Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking (USGS) [PDF]
- Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) Preliminary Field Report – British earthquake engineers, architects and academics from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
- Photo Gallery (265 photos) from Veronica Cedillos, project manager with Geohazards International, who visited Chengdu, Dujiangyan, Bailu, Pengzhou, Mianzhu, and Hanwang in July
- August 18, 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Seminar (PEER)
- Powerful Earthquake Shakes China (YouTube)
- Deadly Earthquake Rattles China (YouTube)
- Strong earthquake hits China (Reuters)
- Sichuan Earthquake (Yahoo News)
- Check the MCEER Information Clearinghouse for an up-to-date list of news reports on the Wenchuan earthquake.
- Relief Web, a website developed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to provide a gateway for documents and maps.
- China Earthquake Geospatial Research Portal
- Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center(PEER)
- August 18, 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Seminar (4 videos)
- Wikipedia page
- US-China Symposium