By: Deborah Weiser, Jeffrey Hunt, Ezra Jampole, and Maurizio Gobbato.
February 2018, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
On September 19, 2017, a 48-km deep, magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near Ayutla, Puebla, Mexico. Two weeks after the earthquake, a multidisciplinary team, representing three different companies in partnership with EERI, travelled to Mexico City to study the impacts of the earthquake. The team conducted field reconnaissance from October 3-8, 2017. This report summarizes the team’s observations during their reconnaissance trip.
The four core Building Damage Sampling Team members led a vigorous mapping of building performance across Mexico City, resulting in invaluable data to inform the understanding of Mexico City’s vulnerabilities. The Building Damage Sampling Team was supported by academic and professional partners, many of whom were local to Mexico City.
Read the Report: EERI Earthquake Reconnaissance Team Report: M7.1 Puebla, Mexico Earthquake on September 19, 2017 (3.65 MB PDF)
