USGS Multimedia Gallery for tag: earthquake

http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/logos/usgs_only.jpg USGS Multimedia Gallery for tag: earthquake http://gallery.usgs.gov/ en-us OC_Web@usgs.gov (Office of Communications Web Group) http://gallery.usgs.gov/images/USGS.gif USGS http://gallery.usgs.gov/ <![CDATA[Earthquake Monitoring in Haiti]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_21_2013_rwn8QDc55K_05_21_2013_0 Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prince establish a Seismology Technical Unit and develop a first-ever national seismic network in Haiti. The Seismology Technical Unit also has an active outreach program aimed at education for local schools as well as Haitian officials, and has established itself as the authoritative local agency for matters related to earthquake hazard. A total of 15 seismic stations are now operating in Haiti, including six NetQuakes instruments owned and operated by the BME, seven USGS instruments that remain in Haiti on long-term loan, and two instruments installed by National Resources Canada. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the NetQuakes instruments transmit triggered data via the Internet to the BME as well as several international data centers, providing a rapid-assessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010 earthquake.

As part of this collaboration, USGS scientists traveled to Cap Haitien, the largest city in North Haiti, in May 2013. In this photo, the technical director of the BME Seismology Technical Unit, Jean-Robert Altidor, installs one of the strong-motion instruments.

]]> <![CDATA[Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_21_2013_rwn8QDc55K_05_21_2013_1 Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prince establish a Seismology Technical Unit and develop a first-ever national seismic network in Haiti. The Seismology Technical Unit also has an active outreach program aimed at education for local schools as well as Haitian officials, and has established itself as the authoritative local agency for matters related to earthquake hazard. A total of 15 seismic stations are now operating in Haiti, including six NetQuakes instruments owned and operated by the BME, seven USGS instruments that remain in Haiti on long-term loan, and two instruments installed by National Resources Canada. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the NetQuakes instruments transmit triggered data via the Internet to the BME as well as several international data centers, providing a rapid-assessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010 earthquake.

In this photo, BME engineer Sophia Ulysses is setting up a booth and preparing for an outreach exposition later that day in Cap Haitien, the largest city in northern Haiti.

]]> <![CDATA[Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_21_2013_rwn8QDc55K_05_21_2013_2 Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prince establish a Seismology Technical Unit and develop a first-ever national seismic network in Haiti. The Seismology Technical Unit also has an active outreach program aimed at education for local schools as well as Haitian officials, and has established itself as the authoritative local agency for matters related to earthquake hazard. A total of 15 seismic stations are now operating in Haiti, including six NetQuakes instruments owned and operated by the BME, seven USGS instruments that remain in Haiti on long-term loan, and two instruments installed by National Resources Canada. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the NetQuakes instruments transmit triggered data via the Internet to the BME as well as several international data centers, providing a rapid-assessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010 earthquake.

In this photo, USGS scientists Susan Hough and Irving Flores and NSF-supported post-doc Justin Brown are visiting two local schools in Haiti in May 2013 to discuss earthquake awareness with students.

]]> <![CDATA[Seismic Monitoring in Haiti]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_21_2013_rwn8QDc55K_05_21_2013_3 Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prince establish a Seismology Technical Unit and develop a first-ever national seismic network in Haiti. The Seismology Technical Unit also has an active outreach program aimed at education for local schools as well as Haitian officials, and has established itself as the authoritative local agency for matters related to earthquake hazard. A total of 15 seismic stations are now operating in Haiti, including six NetQuakes instruments owned and operated by the BME, seven USGS instruments that remain in Haiti on long-term loan, and two instruments installed by National Resources Canada. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the NetQuakes instruments transmit triggered data via the Internet to the BME as well as several international data centers, providing a rapid-assessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010 earthquake.

In this photo, the technical director of the BME Seismology Technical Unit, Jean-Robert Altidor (left), works with Irving Flores from the USGS (right) to establish internet transmission for a strong-motion earthquake monitoring instrument in the city of Les Cayes, Haiti.

]]> <![CDATA[Earthquake Monitoring in Haiti]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_21_2013_rwn8QDc55K_05_21_2013_4 Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prince establish a Seismology Technical Unit and develop a first-ever national seismic network in Haiti. The Seismology Technical Unit also has an active outreach program aimed at education for local schools as well as Haitian officials, and has established itself as the authoritative local agency for matters related to earthquake hazard. A total of 15 seismic stations are now operating in Haiti, including six NetQuakes instruments owned and operated by the BME, seven USGS instruments that remain in Haiti on long-term loan, and two instruments installed by National Resources Canada. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the NetQuakes instruments transmit triggered data via the Internet to the BME as well as several international data centers, providing a rapid-assessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010 earthquake.

In this photo, USGS scientist Susan Hough and NSF-supported post-doc Justin Brown examine data from a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in the Dominican Republic on July 7, 2012, recorded by one of the strong motion instruments now operated by the BME.

]]> <![CDATA[Earthquake Education and Outreach in Haiti]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_21_2013_rwn8QDc55K_05_21_2013_5 Following the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, the USGS has been helping with earthquake awareness and monitoring in the country, with continued support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This assistance has helped the Bureau des Mines et de l'Energie (BME) in Port-au-Prince establish a Seismology Technical Unit and develop a first-ever national seismic network in Haiti. The Seismology Technical Unit also has an active outreach program aimed at education for local schools as well as Haitian officials, and has established itself as the authoritative local agency for matters related to earthquake hazard. A total of 15 seismic stations are now operating in Haiti, including six NetQuakes instruments owned and operated by the BME, seven USGS instruments that remain in Haiti on long-term loan, and two instruments installed by National Resources Canada. For any earthquake large enough to be felt, the NetQuakes instruments transmit triggered data via the Internet to the BME as well as several international data centers, providing a rapid-assessment capability that was lacking at the time of the 2010 earthquake.

In the background of this photo, students are listening to a presentation during an outreach exposition in Cap Haitien, the largest city in northern Haiti. In the foreground of the photo, USGS scientist Susan Hough is with Jean-Robert Altidor, who is the technical director of the BME Seismology Technical Unit, and a representative from the Haitian Red Cross looking at a disaster-preparedness game developed for local schools by the Red Cross.

]]> <![CDATA[Ishinomaki - Before and After]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/01_31_2013_vaq1THf66N_01_31_2013_0 A massive earthquake, and subsequent tsunami, struck the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011. The USGS calculated the magnitude of the earthquake as a 9.0, the fourth largest ever recorded. The tsunami that followed was over 10 meters high in places. Landsat imagery, acquired on March 20, recorded the impact of the tsunami on the city of Ishinomaki, Japan.

]]> <![CDATA[Photographing Rock Fall Triggered by 2011 Virginia Earthquake]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/11_02_2012_kOFr3VUih0_11_02_2012_0 USGS geologist Ed Harp photographing a small rock fall from a road cut along the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Roanoke, Virginia. This is part of a study documenting landslides triggered from the 2011 magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Virginia. Green grass beneath the rock fragments indicates that the rock fall is fresh and probably was triggered by the earthquake.

]]> <![CDATA[Traditional Construction in Burma]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_22_2012_otk7NAy44H_10_22_2012_1 Traditional construction throughout Burma utilizes bamboo and other lightweight building materials, resulting in structures that are not generally durable but are quite earthquake-safe. As traditional structures such as this house give way to more modern masonry buildings, seismic risk will increase.

]]> <![CDATA[Schwedagon Pagoda in Burma]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_22_2012_otk7NAy44H_10_22_2012_2 The Schwedagon pagoda, Burma's most revered shrine, has been damaged multiple times by earthquakes throughout its long history.

]]> <![CDATA[Pagoda in Burma]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_22_2012_otk7NAy44H_10_22_2012_3 The historic record documents many instances of damage to pagodas throughout Burma's cities and the countryside. These ancient and beautiful structures bear witness to a significant level of seismic hazard.

]]> <![CDATA[New Construction in Burma]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_22_2012_otk7NAy44H_10_22_2012_4 Burma's most populous city, Rangoon, is underlain by a thick blanket of soft sediments that will significantly amplify earthquake shaking. With a period of economic expansion on the horizon, new construction such as these buildings in the capital city will be potentially vulnerable to earthquake damage unless appropriate seismic provisions are adopted in the building code.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_ei84CpoBBV_10_18_2012_0 Students participate in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_ptk7NayMMH_10_18_2012_0 Students participate in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_mr2Tlx8KJe_10_18_2012_2 USGS Director Marcia McNutt (far right) participates in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill with students at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_mr2Tlx8KJe_10_18_2012_3 Students participate in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_mr2Tlx8KJe_10_18_2012_4 Students participate in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_mr2Tlx8KJe_10_18_2012_5 Students participate in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_mr2Tlx8KJe_10_18_2012_6 Students participate in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Students Conduct Earthquake Preparedness Drill]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_18_2012_mr2Tlx8KJe_10_18_2012_7 USGS Director Marcia McNutt participates in the Great Southeast ShakeOut earthquake drill with students at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston, Virginia. They are conducting the "drop, cover and hold on" safety procedure.

]]> <![CDATA[Earthquake Drill in Japan]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_02_2012_eIYl15Nbb7_10_02_2012_0 Children participating in an earthquake drill on April 23, 2009, at the British School in Tokyo, Showa Campus. The drill is based on the Japanese Earthquake Early Warning System.

]]> <![CDATA[Earthquake Drill in Japan]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/10_02_2012_eIYl15Nbb7_10_02_2012_1 Children participating in an earthquake drill on April 23, 2009, at the British School in Tokyo, Showa Campus. The drill is based on the Japanese Earthquake Early Warning System.

]]> <![CDATA[House Damage from 2011 Central Virginia Earthquake<br />]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/08_14_2012_rvm8PDb55J_08_14_2012_0 Damage to a house in Louisa County, Virginia, after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on August 23, 2011.

]]> <![CDATA[House Damage from 2011 Central Virginia Earthquake<br />]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/08_14_2012_rvm8PDb55J_08_14_2012_1 Damage to a house in Louisa County, Virginia, after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on August 23, 2011.

]]> <![CDATA[House Damage from 2011 Central Virginia Earthquake<br />]]> http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/08_14_2012_rvm8PDb55J_08_14_2012_2 Chimney damage to a house in Louisa County, Virginia, after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on August 23, 2011.

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