Media Observations on General Impacts
Read the Report: Media Glean: M6.0 South Napa Earthquake (1.3 MB PDF)
Media Observations on Schools
Read the Report: School Performance Observations from Media (0.3 MB PDF)
Overview of damage to housing after the August 24, 2016 Amatrice, Italy Earthquake
At 3:30 AM local time on August 24, 2016 the M6.2 Amatrice, Italy Earthquake hit the center of the nation. The towns of Accumoli, Amatrice, Pescara del Tronto, and Arquata del Tronto were badly affected [BBC]. Over 290 people were killed, the majority in Amatrice, and several hundred people were wounded. Figure 1. Shaking intensity. Source: […]
Hospital and School Damage
Media coverage has reported damage to the hospital in Amatrice due to the earthquake. The NY Timesreported that that the hospital had to be evacuated; however, patients were not injured. The elementary school in Amatrice was also damaged during the earthquake. This school had a seismic retrofit in 2012. The damage to the school and other structures is the […]
After Amatrice: Unlocking seismic hazard. A race against time.
Read the article: After Amatrice: Unlocking seismic hazard. A race against time.
Early Response
The Italian Red Cross have been supporting the early response effort by providing search and rescue assistance, first aid, and mobile kitchens. Per ARRL (National Association for Amateur Radio), Italian radio amateurs have been assisting in the response. According to CNN, more than 2,100 Italians are living in makeshift camps. The civil protection agency is actively looking for […]
News Articles
A. Media Reports Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattles Eureka in Northern California by Los Angeles Times (January 10, 2010) Residents of Eureka still shaken after quake by San Francisco Chronicle (January 11, 2010) Eureka’s quake damage estimates climb to $28 million by Times Standard (January 12, 2010)
EERI Team Leader Reginald DesRoches travels to Haiti for damage assessment
EERI Team Leader Reginald DesRoches travels to Haiti for damage assessment (CNN) — Reginald DesRoches is deploying to Haiti to tag key infrastructure buildings with red, yellow and green markers — designations on whether they’re still usable. DesRoches has years of experience as a civil engineering expert dealing with structures in the wake of earthquakes. […]
News Articles
Lessons from Haiti and Chile by Forbes (April 5, 2010) Haiti: The Destruction Seen from the Air by TIME (2010) Still photos from Haiti by CNN (January 12, 2012) Flickr album by The Salvation Army (2010) Haiti Earthquake 2010: Remote Sensing based Building Damage Assessment Data by unitar (2010) Virtual Disaster Viewer aids relief effort (January 27, 2010) Day […]
News Articles
Links: More than 2 Million Affected by Earthquake, Chile’s President Says by CNN (February 28, 2010) Chile Officials Call for Aid as Devastation Sinks In by New York Times (March 1, 2010) Maps of the Chile Earthquake by The New York Times (February 27, 2010) Blogs: Liftech Consultants Inc. Tsunami related websites: International Tsunami Information Centre […]