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 […]
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 […]
Information About the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake
Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Map
EERI Reconnaissance Team Report on the Muisne, Ecuador Earthquake
Video: Ecuador Earthquake Briefing Webinar
The presentations include: • Introduction and Overview of the Earthquakeby Forrest Lanning (M. EERI, 2009) | Download Presentation PDF File• Geotechnical Observations from the GEER-ATC Teamby Sissy Nikolaou (M. EERI, 2004) | Download Presentation PDF File | 3D Models (download file and view in your device’s pdf reader)• Damage Observed in the Ground Zero Zone of Portoviejoby Ana (Gabby) Haro (M. EERI, 2014) | Download Presentation PDF […]
User-based development of open access maps to navigate the post-earthquake environment in Ecuador
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 at […]
Cultural Awareness in Disaster Response
Assuring Cultural Competence in Disaster Response by Florida Center for Public Health Preparedness Building Cultural Competence in Disaster Response by Ken Lee, LSW, DCSW Dirctor, Disaster Case Management Program University of Hawaii School of Social Work Applying Cultural Awareness to Disaster Behavioral Health presented by Lori McGee, Monica Indart, Kermit Crawford, and Almarie Ford RESPOND: […]