Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

USGS Event Page

November 30, 2018 M7.0: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000hyfh/executive

Observations on the Earthquake in Mexico City from the May 1987 Newsletter

Seven EERI members (five from California) are among a 15-member committee named to guide revision of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Plan, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztecs, was founded in the midst of the lake of Mexico in the Valley of Mexico in 1321. Now […]

Tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia, triggered by earthquake, landslide, or both

We do know that there was an earthquake with strong ground shaking, which is what we consider to be the warning of a possible tsunami: the ground shaking. The actual tsunami run-up elevations are yet to be determined in a quantitative manner. In the coming weeks post tsunami survey teams will collect these important data […]

Mw 7.5 Earthquake in Indonesia, 28 Sep 2018

The consequent Tsunami that was generated, the humanitarian situation appears severe. The fatalities balance continues to increase; at the time of writing the death toll reached 844 in Donggala, Palu, Parigi Moutong, Sigi; 90 people are missing but search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Some of the remote villages have not yet been reached and […]

USGS Event Page

September 28, 2018 M7.5: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h3p4/executive#executive