Niuatoputapu Tsunami
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Photos of tsunami impacts
Figure 1. Photo by AP / Kyodo News. Figure 2. Photo by AP / Kyodo News. Figure 3. Photo by AP / Kyodo News. Figure 1 shows a combination of three photos taken over a six-month period shows aftermath of the March 11, 2011 tsunami and its cleanup progress in Wakabayashi-ward in Sendai, […]
Observations on Structural Damage
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Observations about the tsunami alert
The layover in Honolulu has had some positive outcomes. I was able to visit with Chip McCreery, the geophysicist in charge of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and Brian Yanagi of ITIC. I first met Chip in 1997 when I was in Hawaii working on the strategic plan for the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP). He […]
Eye-witness Account from Boat
The most interesting piece of information I’ve gotten in the past day is an account from a family who were in a boat in Pago Pago harbor during the tsunami – courtesy of HSU alum Orion George. The most jarring part of this account to me is the failure to adequately educate people about what to […]
Interviews from the Field
Read the interviews: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/samoainterviews.html
Tsunami Evacuation Homes
Figure 1. Typical tsunami evacuation home designed by Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Pariaman has a very high tsunami risk and there are no roads leading to high ground, which is 4-5 km away. Therefore, DKP and the local government provided these homes for poor people who lost their homes during […]
Chile Earthquake Photos and Captions
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Photos of Talcahuano and Concepcion
Figure 1. After the tsunami at Talcahuano 2. Figure 2. Base isolated wharf at Coronel – from below. Figure 3. Base isolated wharf at Coronel. Figure 4. Bridge at Concepcion. Figure 5. Container yard at Coronel port. Figure 6. Glazing damage at Concepcion. […]
Photos of earthquake impacts
Figure 1. Damage to wine tank, Curico. Figure 2. San Francisco church, Curico. Figure 3. Independency square, Concepcion. Figure 4. Collapse of steel silos in Concepcion. Figure 5. Confined masonry construction in Curepto. Figure 6. Heavy structural damage to factory in Parral Figure 7. Collapsed bridge in Tubul. Figure 8. Partial […]