Nepal: Red Cross signs landmark agreement for SMS system to send life-saving text messages to earthquake survivors
The International Federation of Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Nepal Red Cross partnered to provide updates via text messages to earthquake survivors. Trilogy Emergency Relief Application (TERA) is a location-based SMS service which will provide important messages about hazards and health concerns during the recovery process. This is especially important because monsoon season […]
Video: Taiwan Earthquake Reconnaissance Briefing Webinar
Briefing content was a collaboration from more than five teams that traveled to the impacted region, and provided key insights into the various aspects of shaking characteristics, earthquake damage, response, and performance of pre-event mitigation measures. The topics discussed include: Geology & Seismology (6:00)by Kevin Clahan, Lettis Consultants International (representing GEER Team)Presentation PDF File […]
EERI Reconnaissance Briefing – On the August 24, 2014 – South Napa Earthquake (Monday, Septermber 15, 2014)
Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, Earthquakes of Mw 6.0 April 14, 2016 Mw 7.0 April 16, 2016 Lifeline Performance
On April 16, 2016, a M7.0 earthquake occurred near Kumamoto, Japan. This earthquake resulted in 70 fatalities, thousands of injuries, and various types of damage to more than 10,000 structures. There was also a wide range of damage to lifelines. New TCLEE members Alex Tang (M.EERI, 1985) and John Eidinger have now written a 280-page report […]
Mexico City Water Infrastructure, Relief, & Politics
As Mexico City continues to recover from the September 19th earthquake, certain areas surrounding the city report that they are still suffering from limited access to potable water — some for as long as three weeks after the September 7th earthquake. While the lack of a modern, centralized water distribution system is also at play, the residents […]
Lifelines
Electric power Nearly 5 million customers were still without power a day after the earthquake. The Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico reported that 3.8 million homes were left without power after the earthquake. Of these, two million were in the Valley of Mexico, one million in Puebla, 708,000 homes in Morelos, and 102,000 homes in […]