Observations from the EERI Team
Now their job is huge and they are planning for both near term business survival and long term revitalization. Short-term, about $10 million (NZ) to the business community after the September earthquake and will provide about $200 million (NZ) after the February event. These funds include government support of $500 per employee per week for […]
Observations on Business Resilience from the EERI Reconnaissance Team
A staged and controlled re-entry process was set up to allow property and building owners to retrieve critical items (e.g. computers and business essentials) from safe (yellow and green placarded) buildings. On subsequent re-entries during the third week, owners were going into clean up. The owner of Switch Expresso shared that he and family members […]
Initial economic loss estimates
Opportunity in Chaos: Rebuilding After the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe Earthquakes
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Map of Damage in Fredericksburg
See the Map: Earthquake Damage Fredericksburg, VA. Read the Patch article: Mapping Quake Damage in FredericksburgFredericksburg Figure 1. Mapping Quake Damage in Fredericksburg.
Damage Assessment and Geographic Reference Maps
See the Maps: Earthquake in Turkey on October 23, 2011
Earthquake Summary
Details Source Magnitude (Mw) 5.9 INGV Magnitude (Mw) 6.0 USGS Date and time 20/05/2012 – 02:03:52 (UTC) INGV Epicentral coordinates Lat: 44.89°N – Long: 11.23°E INGV Depth (km) 6.3 INGV Focal mechanism of main shock Reverse fault INGV Sequence of aftershocks (i) 60 hours after the main event, there have been 2 events with […]
Clearinghouse Briefing #2 Report (Monday, August 25, 2014)
Download the report here: Clearinghouse Briefing #2 Summary Slideshow. Below is a list of preliminary report-outs from discipline-based teams that were presented at the Clearinghouse briefing: GeosciencesTeam members: Cooper Brossy, David Trench, and Mike Buga, Fugro Consultants Geotechnical Team Members: Keith Kelson and John Weslily Buildings: Residential, Single FamilyTeam members: Veronica Crothers and Karl Telleen, Maffei Structural […]
Initial Cost Estimates
“Fifty-eight people were reported killed and more than 900 were injured in the quakes. The Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency estimated that more than 3,900 residences and 120 nonresidential buildings were damaged or destroyed. The quakes damaged highways, rail lines, bridges and other infrastructure, causing short-term disruption of airline and train service. There also were “significant” supply […]
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 […]