Calling on Social Scientists to Inform Recovery Decisions
David shared the questions that are being asked of social scientists. Relevant observations and lessons learned are invited from the international research community regarding: Internal migration is the biggest ever in New Zealand since the first settlers arrived. Who and why did residents leave Christchurch after the February 22nd earthquake? How many migrants will return? […]
Cars Crushed, Stranded, and Recovered
Figure 1. Crushed car on the streets of Lyttleton March 18). Anne Wein. U.S. Geological Survey. Figure 2. Alternative vehicle recovery use of Hagley Park car park (March 14). Anne Wein. U.S. Geological Survey. […]
Post-quake Inspections Mislead Building Occupants in Christchurch
The following magnitude 6.1 earthquake in February 2011 caused the building to collapse and resulted in the deaths of 115 people. An earthquake reconnaissance team inspected the building after the earthquake and marked it with a green sticker. They were using the rapid assessment system which originated in California and has been commonly used since […]
EERI Reconnaissance Team Press Release
Report on Building Damage in Northern Ibaraki Prefecture by The 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
Read the Report: Report on Building Damage in Northern Ibaraki Prefecture by The 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake (2.0 MB PDF)
The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: In depth damage report by affected cities
Reed the Report: The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: In depth damage report by affected cities (0.8 MB PDF)
Executive Summary of Urgent Field Survey of Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake
Read the Report: Executive Summary of Urgent Field Survey of Earthquake and Tsunami Disasters by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (0.23 MB PDF)
Preliminary report of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake
Read the Report: Preliminary report of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (1.3 MB PDF)
Mega Disaster in a Resilient Society: Great East Japan (Tohoku Kanto) Earthquake and Tsunami of 11th March 2011
Read the Report: The Great East Japan (Tohoku Kanto) Earthquake and Tsunami of 11th March 2011 (8.1 MB PDF)
Reconnaissance Reports from the Architectural Institute of Japan
Read the Reports: Quick Reconnaissance Report of East Japan Earthquake Disaster – March 20, 2011 by Reiji Tanaka (1.8 MB PDF) Quick Reconnaissance Report of East Japan Earthquake Disaster – March 21, 2011 by Reiji Tanaka (1.6 MB PDF) Quick Reconnaissance Report of East Japan Earthquake Disaster – March 25, 2011 by Reiji Tanaka and Tomohiko Arai (0.5 MB PDF) Quick Reconnaissance Report of East […]