Shelter Conditions
Due to the number of displaced people from the Kumamoto earthquakes, Japan has to build more shelters. People are displaced due to collapsed houses and due to lack of utilities in areas. Many individuals were living in their cars, but due to the large number of aftershocks, that option is no longer safe. The shelters […]
Displaced residents of Kumamoto & Suspended operation of industrial facilities
Over 100,000 persons are displaced in emergency shelters after the two earthquakes that shook Kumamoto. Since the main two shocks (M6.2 and M7) there have been thousands of aftershocks in the region. The U.S. military has offered assistance and sent in over 50,000 troops to help with the emergency response. Over 250,000 people were told to leave […]
Initial Cost Estimates
According to the latest reports from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Ecuador last week, there have been 654 deaths, 16,600 injures, 25,000 people in need of shelter, and 130 people still missing. Eighty percent of Pedernales, the coastal epicenter of the quake, is in ruins, and close to 7,000 buildings across the country have been […]
Social and Economic Effects of Previous Events in Ecuador
1987 Ecuador Earthquakes: Social and Economic Consequences of the 1987 Earthquakes in Ecuador (Vicente Albornoz, and Daniela Anda) Natural Disaster Studies, Volume Five: The March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes. Chapter 7 Local-level Economic and Social Consequences (P. A. Bolton) 1997-1998 El Niño in Ecuador Economic and Social Effects of El Niño in Ecuador, 1997-1998 (Rob Vos, Margarita Velasco, and Edgar de […]
Bridge collapse: Avenida de las Americas – Guayaquil
An important bridge collapsed at Avenida de las Americas in Guayaquil during the 7.8M earthquake that struck Ecuador on April 16, 2016. The 30 year old bridge was located 280 Km away from the epicenter. One person was reported dead because of this collapse. The figures displayed below, courtesy of Dr. Vinicio Suarez who experienced the earthquake, […]
Alternative Routes & Access Constraints Map as of 04 May 2016
The following are updates on road and bridge operations as of May 4th, 2016. The Chillanes-Bucay road in Bolívar remains closed. The Santo Domingo–La Concordia–Puerto Nuevo–Pedernales road still has limited access between 12:00 and 17:00. In Cotopaxi province, the road to Guangomalag is partially accessible, as are roads north, south, and west of the capital Cotopaxi. […]
Road Damage in Manabí
The province of Manabí was one of the most heavily destructed regions affected by the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador. Many roads and bridges have been significantly damaged, making travel in and out of Manabí congested and in some instances, dangerous. Earthquake induced landslides have made travel to the hard-hit coast difficult. One such road connecting El Carmen and Pedernales was obstructed by an […]
Reinforced Concrete Buildings – Part 2: Jama, Calceta, Canoa, San Isidro, and Chone
Jama Jama, the capital of the Jama Canton, is located in the Manabí Province, 70 miles from the epicenter. Jama is a small town with a population of 30,000. Figure 1. Photo by La Hora, Ecuador News Figure 2. Photo by Facebook (Luis Alfredo Maldonado) Figure 3. Photo by Facebook (Luis Alfredo Maldonado) […]
Reinforced Concrete Buildings – Part 1: Pedernales, Manta, Portoviejo and Bahía de Caráquez
On April 16, 2016 a 7.8M earthquake struck the central coast of Ecuador. More than 650 people were killed and 4,605 people were injured during the first 72 hours. Over 22,420 people lost their homes and 166 schools presented medium to severe damage according to the Secretariat for Risk Management of Ecuador. Ductile reinforced concrete frame structures behave […]
Damage Assessment of Muisne – 22 April 2016
Sahar Derakhshan, Kristen Hess, and Ezra Jampole will be co-curating the housing topic of EERI’s Clearinghouse on the Muisne, Ecuador earthquake. Sahar is an Assistant Specialist at PEER with backgrounds in Public Policy and Structural engineering; Kristen is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder studying sustainable infrastructure materials; Ezra is a PhD student […]