Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

The RISE Network for Puerto Rico

Learn more about the efforts being coordinated by the RISE Network: https://www.ncseglobal.org/rise-response-puerto-rico-earthquakes-january-2020  

Map action – Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami 2018

Situation and Damage  Orientation and Reference Affected Population  Health and Hygiene Water Sanitation Logistics Environmental Aspects Who-What-Where   To visit the site: https://maps.mapaction.org/event/indonesia2018.

StEER: Structural Extreme Event Reconnaissance Network Palu Earthquake and Tsunami, Sulawesi, Indonesia Field Assessment Team 1 (FAT-1) Early Access Reconnaissance Report (EARR)

On September 28, 2018, at 17:02 local time (10:02 UTC), a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred on September 28, 2018, at 17:02 local time (10:02 UTC), a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred with an epicenter 78km North of Palu, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 km. The earthquake was caused by movement on a strike-slip […]

Geotechnical Engineering Reconnaissance of the 30 November 2018 M7.0 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake

Between the dates of December 8 through 15, 2018, the Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association (GEER) deployed a multi-disciplinary Phase I team comprised of seven investigators to observe and document the significant geotechnical engineering impacts and lessons learned from this event. The GEER team collaborated closely with other engineering reconnaissance efforts including those led by […]