16 april 2016 magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes ecuador
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LEARNING FROM GLOBAL DISASTER LABORATORIES
APRIL 16, 2016 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES ECUADOR
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A M7.8, 20-KM-DEEP EARTHQUAKE LOCATED OFFSHORE ECUADOR STRUCK ON SATURDAY MIGHT,
KILLING AT LEAST 77, WJTH MORE DEATHS EXPECTED
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ECUADOR IN ON THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
• CIRCUM-PACIFIC NATIONS ARE PRONE TO EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS
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TECTONIC DEFORMATION
EARTHQUAKE
TSUNAMI
GROUNDSHAKING
FAULT RUPTURE
FOUNDATION FAILURE
SITE AMPLIFICATION
LIQUEFACTION
LANDSLIDES
AFTERSHOCKS
SEICHE
DAMAGE/LOSSDAMAGE/LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/ LOSSDAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/LOSSDAMAGE/LOSS
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INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO HORIZONTAL GROUND SHAKING
EARTHQUAKES
SOIL AMPLIFICATION
PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE FAULTING & GROUND
FAILURE)
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
FIRE FOLLOWING RUPTURE OF UTILITIES
LACK OF DETAILING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
INATTENTION TO NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
CAUSES OF DAMAGE
GLOBAL “DISASTER
LABORATORIES”
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The two most devastated areas were Pedernales, a
popular tourist destination with beaches lined with palm-trees and tropical thatch-hut
restaurants, and nearby Cojimies.
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"There are villages that are totally devastated," Pedernales' mayor, Gabriel Alcivar, said in a radio interview. "What happened
here in Pedernales is catastrophic."
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The 7.8 magnitude earthquake was felt hundreds of miles (km) away in the capital of Quito as well as in the large commercial city of Guayaquil, where rubble
filled the streets and some buildings were cracked or
partially collapsed.
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- - - TO BE CONTINUED AS FACTUAL DETAILS BECOME
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YOUR YOUR
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•MONITORING•HAZARD MAPS•INVENTORY•VULNERABILITY•LOCATION
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE
•PREPAREDNESS•PROTECTION•EM RESPONSE•RECOSTRUCTION AND RECOVERY
EARTHQUAKE DISASTER EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCERESILIENCE
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PILLARS OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE
PreparednessProtection: Adoption and Implementation of a Modern Earthquake Engineering Building Code
and Lifeline Standards Prevention: Land Use Planning and Base
Isolation
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PILLARS OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE (continued)
MonitoringRealistic Earthquake Disaster Scenarios
Timely Emergency Response (including search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services)Cost-Effective Recovery and Reconstruction
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THE CHALLENGE:
CHANGING EXISTING POLICIES: CREATE, ADJUST, AND REALIGN PROGRAMS,
PARTNERS AND PEOPLE UNTIL YOU HAVE CREATED THE KINDS OF TURNING POINTS NEEDED FOR MOVING TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RESILIENCE
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AN UNDER-UTILIZED GLOBAL STRATEGY
To Create Turning Points for Earthquake Disaster Resilience
USING EDUCATIONAL SURGES CONTAINING THE PAST AND PRESENT LESSONS TO FOSTER
AND ACCELERATE POLICY CHANGES
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MOVING TOWARDS THE MUST-HAPPEN GLOBAL STRATEGY
To Achieve Earthquake Disaster Resilience
INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS WITH POLITICAL
SOLUTIONS IN EVERY NATION FOR REALISTIC POLICIES ON PREPAREDNESS,
PROTECTION, DISASTER SCENARIOS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE,
RECONSTRUCTION, AND RECOVERY