Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

The 20th May 2012 Emilia Romagna Earthquake EPICentre Field Observation Report

A 5.9Mw earthquake hit the Emilia Romagna region of Italy on the 20th May 2012, resulting in 7 deaths, significant damage to historic structures, churches and industrial buildings, and 7000 people needing shelter. On the 25th May 2012 the EPICentre team travelled to the earthquake affected areas, where they were joined on the 26th May by Professor […]

Reconnaissance Field Observations

Day 5: I finally arrived in American Samoa last night – after a five hour flight where I was fortuitously seated next to a large Samoan gentleman who turned out to be the matai (chief) of the village of Leone on the western end of the island. Leone was one of the areas hardest hit […]