Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Photos of earthquake impacts

February 19, 2018

Photos by Farzin Zareian, Ofelia Moroni, Scott Ashford, Francisco Medina, Jack Moehle, Roberto Leon, Isabela Videl,a and Risk Management Solutions.

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 collapse in Concepcion. Figure 9. Partial collapse in Maipu zone of Santiago.
     
     
Figure 10. View toward the collapsed first story in Maipu. Figure 11. Failure of bridge across the Rio Claro. Figure 12. Shear walls failed.
     
     
Figure 13. Lack of transverse reinforcement. Figure 14. San Vicente Port, Talcahuano. Figure 15. Pelluhue.
     
     
Figure 16. San Vicente Port, Talcahuano. Figure 17. Pelluhue. Figure 18. Reinforced concrete, Maipu.
     
     
Figure 19. No damage, Santiago.