Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Hazus Results

The loss estimates provided were calculated using the USGS ShakeMap version 7 available at: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73821036/shakemap/intensity. Global Summary Report Direct Economic Losses to Buildings Report High level summary: ShakeMap version 7 $402M in total economic losses, only $33M is considered structural Nearly all losses occur in Humboldt County 7,750 damaged structures 6,770 Affected 920 Minor 64 Major […]

Lessons from Post-Earthquake Inspections

These presentation slides relfect on lessons learned from conducting post-earthquake building inspections following the November 30, 2018 Anchorage Earthquake. View the Presentation: Lessons from Post-Earthquake Inspections  

2002 Molise, Italy, Earthquake Reconnaissance Report

Read the report: 2002 Molise, Italy, Earthquake Reconnaissance Report EERI members can download the following publication at no charge from the members-only area of the web site. A limited number of printed versions are available free-of-charge to members and nonmembers by calling 510-451-0905 or e-mailing eeri@eeri.org.  

Community Education & Evacuation Planning Saved Lives

Community Education and Evacuation Planning Saved Lives in Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami, Researchers Say Community-based education and awareness programs minimized the death toll from the recent Samoan tsunami, though there are still ways to improve the warning and evacuation process, according to a team of researchers that traveled to Samoa last month. The team, funded […]

Tsunami Evacuation Homes

  Figure 1. Typical tsunami evacuation home designed by Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.     Pariaman has a very high tsunami risk and there are no roads leading to high ground, which is 4-5 km away.  Therefore, DKP and the local government provided these homes for poor people who lost their homes during […]