Pariaman City Hall
Constructed in 2007, the three-story city government building (Figure 1) experienced significant damage from the earthquake, necessitating all of the offices to be vacated and moved to temporary tents (Figure 2). The exterior cladding, consisting of glass, infill brick partitions, and stucco/plaster finishes, suffered extensive damage (Figures 3-4). Closer inspection from exposed portions of the […]
The Mw 7.6 Western Sumatra Earthquake of September 30, 2009
Read the Report: The Mw 7.6 Western Sumatra Earthquake of September 30, 2009 (1.3MB PDF)
Status of Known Reconnaissance efforts as of January 12, 2010 5pm
See the file: Post-Disaster Performance Observation Committee Deployment Record (0.13 MB PDF) Ask Fred Turner for permission to view and edit the Excel spreadsheet file at Google docs by emailing turner@stateseismic.com or calling 916-263-5506 ext 227.
Images Gleaned from the Internet
See the file: Images of the Web after Ferndale offshore Earthquake January 9, 2010 (2.1 MB PDF) To obtain permission to view or edit the PowerPoint presentation file at Google docs ask Fred Turner, turner@stateseismic.com 916-263-5506 ext 227.
Very Quick Observations on Damage due to January 9 Earthquake
See the recorded ground motions: Strong motion locations and recordings (Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data) My plan was to go to as many SMIP instrument locations as possible, and to spread out from each looking for damage. I flew up, arriving at the Arcata Airport near McKinleyville at 8:30 AM and began looking, from North […]
Situation Summary as of January 13, 2010
As of Sunday 1/10, Humboldt County Emergency Managers (Contact: Jo Wattle, Leslie Lollich) estimate losses at: Date Direct Property Losses # Bldgs Damaged #Injuries #Blds Red Tagged1-10 $12.5 million 271-11 $14.3 1751-12 $22 240 301-13 $28 295 3 Saint Joseph’s Hospital. The worst injury being a hip fracture. Mostly cuts and bruises otherwise. PG&E reports […]
January 9, 2010 Mw 6.5 Gorda Plate Earthquake offshore of Northern California
Read the Report: January 9, 2010 Mw 6.5 Gorda Plate Earthquake offshore of Northern California (0.6 MB PDF)
Images & Maps
Figure 1. Eureka 2nd St. and D St. Old Lazio URM building fallen parapet reportedlyfell through the roof below and crushed a car. Figure 2. Eureka 2nd St. and D St. Old Lazio URM […]
News Articles
A. Media Reports Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattles Eureka in Northern California by Los Angeles Times (January 10, 2010) Residents of Eureka still shaken after quake by San Francisco Chronicle (January 11, 2010) Eureka’s quake damage estimates climb to $28 million by Times Standard (January 12, 2010)