From the first day Team 2 arrived in Mexico, one of the items on the itinerary was to do earthquake reconnaissance in some of the more rural Mexican towns that were closer to the earthquake epicenter than Mexico City. We… Continue Reading
We started the day by meeting over breakfast. We discussed and mapped the locations throughout the City that Team 1 had already visited and annotated information related to ground motions and critical facilities on the map. Next we started to conduct… Continue Reading
Earthquakes are a significant natural hazard in the United States. Earthquakes are particularly impactful because a big earthquake could occur over a large geographic area and cause significant damage to structures. Other types of natural hazards, such as high wind,… Continue Reading