Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Preliminary Observations in the Aftermath of the November 30, 2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake

In the days following the November 30, 7.0M Anchorage earthquake, SOM engineering team Samantha Walker and Patrick Murren deployed to Alaska on a reconnaissance effort to chronicle building performance, view damaged buildings, and collaborate with the structural and earthquake engineering communities at large. The team spent several days in Anchorage and south-central Alaska documenting the […]

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 […]

AIR Worldwide Survey Report

Read the Reports: September 12, 2010: First Day Survey Report (3.8 MB PDF) September 13, 2010: Second Day Survey Report (3.5 MB PDF) September 14, 2010: Third Day Survey Report (0.6 MB PDF) September 15, 2010: Fourth Day Survey Report (10.4 MB PDF) September 16, 2010: Fifth Day Survey Report (6.6 MB PDF) September 17, 2010: Sixth Day Survey Report (5.9 MB PDF) […]