Preliminary Study of the 2011 Japan Earhquake (M 9.0) Ground Motion Records
Read the Report: Preliminary Study of the 2011 Japan Earhquake (M 9.0) Ground Motion Records (0.59 MB PDF)
Ground Motion Characteristics in Sendai during the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake: Comparison of 1978 Miyagiken Oki earthquake at the same observation point
Read the Report: Ground Motion Characteristics in Sendai during the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake (0.37 MB PDF)
GEER Reconnaissance Reports
Read the Reports: April 5, 2011: Geotechnical Quick Report on the Kanto Plain Region during the March 11, 2011, Off Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake, Japan (6.1 MB PDF) May 2, 2011: Preliminary Observations of Levee Performance and Damage following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Offshore Earthquake, Japan (2.6 MB PDF) May 17, 2011: Preliminary Observations of the Effects […]
Quick observations from the PEER/EERI/GEER/Tsunami Field Investigation Team
Read the Report: Quick observations from the PEER/EERI/GEER/Tsunami Field Investigation Team (0.13 MB PDF)
Tohoku, Japan, Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011: Lifeline Performance
Damage was extensive… coal, oil and gas-power plants, wastewater treatment plants, substations, water transmission and distribution pipelines, highways, penstocks, telecom, all had various forms of tsunami and shaking damage. Some mitigation measures worked well; others not so much. Rapid response was much improved as compared to Kobe 1995. A 60-page presentation is available for download, […]
Japan & New Zealand NSF RAPIDs Research Needs Workshop Report and Presentations
Earthquake Spectra Special Issue
The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
Read the Report: The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S. (0.09 MB PDF)
Re: Initial Survey, 11 March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
Read the Report: Re: Initial Survey, 11 March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (3.27 MB PDF)
IOC UNESCO Bulletin Reports
Read the Bulletins: IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 25 – May 30 (0.37 MB PDF) IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 24 – May 18 (0.36 MB PDF) IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 23 – May 2 (0.27 MB PDF) IOC UNESCO Bulletin No 22 – April […]