Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Observations on the Earthquake in Mexico City from the May 1987 Newsletter

Seven EERI members (five from California) are among a 15-member committee named to guide revision of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Plan, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztecs, was founded in the midst of the lake of Mexico in the Valley of Mexico in 1321. Now […]

Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT): Population Displacement

Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) activated Phase 2 response and created this report focus on collecting data about population displacement after the Palu, Indonesia M7.5 earthquake and tsunami. The report details information about the background, distribution camps, liquefaction & building codes, camp conditions, and more.  Read the Report: Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance TeamVirtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team(VERT): Phase […]

The Mw 8.8 Chile Earthquake of February 27, 2010

From March 6th to April 13th, 2010, a team organized by EERI investigated the effects of the Chile earthquake. The team was assisted locally by professors and students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the Universidad de Chile, and the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. GEER (Geo-engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance) contributed geosciences, geology, and […]