EERI Resources from 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake
Many of the resources produced may be of interest to those investigating the 2015 Illapel, Chile earthquake and are listed below: Earthquake Spectra Vol. 28, No. S1: 2010 Maule, Chile, Earthquake Special Issue Virtual Clearinghouse Website for the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake EERI Newsletter Insert Summary Reconnaissance Report from 2010 Maule, Chile earthquake Published Reports […]
External Data Archives
Kumamoto Earthquake, Disaster Information Laboratory, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (Japanese; can be translated to English using Google Translate extension in web browser) Japan Meteorological Agency Data Archive for the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (Japanese; can be translated to English using Google Translate extension in web browser) Architectural Institute of Japan: Disaster Committee Webpage […]
EERI’s Resources for Japan
EERI Learning from Eathquakes Reconnaissance Archive. LFE resources for Japan can be found by typing “Japan” in the search field in this LFE Archive. 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Clearinghouse World Housing Report for Wooden House in Japan
News Articles
Business Interruption Video from Kunamoto Earthquake showing Damage to Sony Camera Plant H-Japan: Japanese mapping project tracks the last moments of the victims of 2011 tsunami WSJ: Japan Earthquakes Rattle Toyota’s Vulnerable Supply Chain Reuters: Sony says Nagasaki, not suspended Kumamoto plant, makes smartphone sensors Fortune: Japan Quakes Close Sony Factory Making Key iPhone Part US News: Japan’s Twin […]
Initial Cost Estimates
“Fifty-eight people were reported killed and more than 900 were injured in the quakes. The Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency estimated that more than 3,900 residences and 120 nonresidential buildings were damaged or destroyed. The quakes damaged highways, rail lines, bridges and other infrastructure, causing short-term disruption of airline and train service. There also were “significant” supply […]
School buildings still vulnerable in Kumamoto
Schools have been slow to re-open after the two large shaking events in Kumamoto. Originally over 2/3 of the school buildings in the region were closed following the strong shaking. Many schools have been turned into emergency shelters for the public therefore limiting the amount of space within the school to operate. In addition, school evaluations took […]
Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan, Earthquakes of Mw 6.0 April 14, 2016 Mw 7.0 April 16, 2016 Lifeline Performance
On April 16, 2016, a M7.0 earthquake occurred near Kumamoto, Japan. This earthquake resulted in 70 fatalities, thousands of injuries, and various types of damage to more than 10,000 structures. There was also a wide range of damage to lifelines. New TCLEE members Alex Tang (M.EERI, 1985) and John Eidinger have now written a 280-page report […]
Overview of Damage to Roads and Bridges in Nishihara Area
Overview of Nishihara Area Nishihara area is located 10km northeast from Mashiki town and faces Minami-Aso village on its east end. The area is located on the Futagawa fault zone which showed slips around 2m at the ground surface (right strike-slip fault) [1]. The activity of the Futagawa fault caused severe damage to roads and […]
Overview of the Damage of Bridges in Aso area
The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes includes the main shock earthquake with Mw=7.0 on April 16 and a foreshock earthquake with Mw=6.2 on April 14. Such earthquakes caused strong response and significant damage to bridges. In this article, three damaged bridges in Aso area are reviewed. This area is characterized by active volcanos and soft ground composed […]
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake: Overview of damage to roads and bridges
Overview of damage investigations conducted after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake Damage investigations that have been conducted after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake are listed below in chronological order. Key words and points are listed after each investigation to help direct readers to reports of interest. 04/14/2016 9:26pm: The “foreshock” 04/15/2016 Hata: Damage to houses and roads […]