2021 Haiti Earthquake Reconnaissance Briefing Webinar

October 13, 2021, 11:00am – 12:30pm PT

Add to Calendar EERI Webinar Series: Revised Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones for the City and County of San Diego 04/06/21 12:00PM 04/06/21 2:00PM Los_Angeles This webinar, organized by the EERI San Diego Chapter, will provide background and further information on the preliminary review maps of proposed new and revised Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones to the City and County of San Diego that were released by the California Geological Survey (CGS) on February 18, 2021 EERI maggie@eeri.org

This EERI Learning from Earthquakes webinar will provide a multi-disciplinary overview of preliminary observations from the M7.2 August 14, 2021 Haiti Earthquake. The earthquake caused widespread damage in the Nippes and Sud Departments, including the Port town of Les Cayes. This earthquake occurred 11 years after the deadly M7.0 2010 earthquake that hit closer to the capital city of Port-au-Prince. While the epicenter of the August earthquake was located more than 40 miles west of the densely populated capital area, casualties in the affected communities still numbered over 2,200 with more than 10,000 reported injured. The area also faced the additional challenge of Tropical Depression Grace, which made landfall two days after the earthquake, and whose strong winds and heavy rains hampered response and recovery efforts. The webinar will cover the earthquake seismology, the humanitarian response, and scientific, engineering, social, and political impacts.

Maggie Ortiz-Millan

Senior Program Manager

EERI

Sue Hough

Geophysicist

USGS

Lindsay Davis

Earthquake Disaster Assistance Team (EDAT) Manager

USGS and USAID Earthquake Disaster Assistance Team

Kate Allstadt

Research Geophysicist

USGS

Shideh Dashti

Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics

GEER/University of Colorado, Boulder

Joanne Pérodin

Doctoral student

Florida International University

Gefthé Dévilmé

Field Officer

GeoHazards International

Tracy Kijewski-Correa

Linbeck Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor

University of Notre Dame/StEER Network

About EERI’s Webinar Series

EERI’s professional development webinar series covers a broad range of topics for the community of earthquake risk reduction professionals. You will hear about the latest impacts and lessons from recent earthquakes, learn about emerging research from Earthquake Spectra, and hear from leading experts on complex technical topics.

2021 Haiti Earthquake Reconnaissance Briefing Webinar

October 13, 2021, 11:00am – 12:30pm PT

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