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THE MW 7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE OF JANUARY 12, 2010: REPORT #1

THE MW 7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE OF JANUARY 12, 2010: REPORT #1

EERI Newsletter

2010 April

44

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Special Earthquake Report, 1-8

http://www.eeri.org/site/images/eeri_newsletter/2010_pdf/Haiti_Rpt_1.pdf

Last Accessed Online 2022 September 27.

This is the first of multiple Newsletter inserts on the Haiti earthquake of January 12, 2010. It summarizes observations from the advance team organized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and EERI that traveled to Haiti January 26 to February 3, 2010. The multidisciplinary team included Marc Eberhard, University of Washington (team leader); Steve Baldridge, Baldridge ; Associates Structural Engineering, Inc.; Justin Marshall, Auburn University; Walter Mooney, USGS; and Glenn Rix, Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition to earthquake damage reconnaissance, the team installed four seismograph stations; participated in assessments of numerous buildings, bridges, and port facilities; and trained engineers in post-earthquake damage assessment. The reconnaissance effort was made possible by the logistical support of the U.S. Southern Command and the officers, soldiers, marines, airmen, and civilians of Joint Task Force Haiti. The institutional support of the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Agency for International Development was also crucial. Travel funding for the team was provided by the USGS, EERI, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), Geo-Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) Association, and Applied Technology Council (ATC). This insert also includes a section on search and rescue operations by Mikal Gartner, Donny Harris, Bruce Cook, and Keith Martin, structural specialists with the USAID/OFDA Urban Search and Rescue Team (US-2 / CA-TF2), operated by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

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