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Japan Earthquake & Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the multi-agency National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) joins with the rest of the United States and indeed the rest of the world in expressing our concern to the Japanese people as they recover from their historic magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who were affected by this ongoing tragedy. Immediately after the earthquake, NOAA's [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center both issued tsunami warnings for Hawaii, the U.S. West Coast, Alaska and the island territories in the Pacific. Fortunately, the tsunami generated by this earthquake which hit Hawaii and the West Coast caused relatively minor damage that was generally limited to beach front and harbor facilities. However, past tsunamis have been far worse, and the caution shown by Federal, State and local officials was certainly warranted. One only has to look back to 1960, when an earthquake in Chile resulted in a 35 ft tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii that killed 61 people to see that their caution was justified." This document details what happened in Japan on March 11, 2011 and what we can do in the U.S. to increase our individual and community resilience from an earthquake and/or tsunami event. This also includes recommended FEMA publications and useful web links for additional resources.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mahoney, Michael
2011-03-17
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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and What They Mean for the U.S.
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the multi-agency National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) joins with the rest of the United States and
indeed the rest of the world in expressing our concern to the Japanese people as they recover
from their historic magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers go
out to all who were affected by this ongoing tragedy.
Immediately after the earthquake, NOAA's [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and West Coast
and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center both issued tsunami warnings for Hawaii, the U.S. West
Coast, Alaska and the island territories in the Pacific. Fortunately, the tsunami generated by this
earthquake which hit Hawaii and the West Coast caused relatively minor damage that was
generally limited to beach front and harbor facilities. However, past tsunamis have been far
worse, and the caution shown by Federal, State and local officials was certainly warranted. One
only has to look back to 1960, when an earthquake in Chile resulted in a 35 ft tsunami in Hilo,
Hawaii that killed 61 people to see that their caution was justified."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.); National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (U.S.)
Mahoney, Michael
2011-03-17
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NIST-FEMA Post-Earthquake Functional Recovery Workshop Report
From the Abstract: "To strengthen America's resilience, the Federal Government recognizes a need to reduce interruptions to services and jobs, and to lessen disruption to social and economic community functions after earthquake events. Current building codes and standards largely focus on saving lives. However, maintaining services and functionality will require new mechanisms that more effectively limit damage to buildings and lifelines infrastructure systems. In response to a U.S. Congressional mandate, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Federal Emergency Management Administration convened a Committee of Experts to recommend and assess 'options' for improving post-earthquake re-occupancy and functional recovery time across the built environment. To inform the Committee of Experts and assist in their development of a report to Congress, stakeholder workshops were held in five cities across the country to gather information from subject matter experts and professionals in the earthquake community. This document details the processes for gathering input from stakeholders at workshops. It summarizes participants' reactions to functional recovery concepts and options, particularly with respect to information that can help determine appropriate recovery times, as well as criteria for assessing various implementation options. In particular, workshop participants provided insights regarding which community functions were viewed as critical to post-earthquake recovery, and when components of the built environment that support those functions would need to recover in order to maintain community stability."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Abrahams, Leslie; Pay, Lisa Van; Sattar, Siamak . . .
2021-07
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