Newly built village homes in Emiroğlu, Türkiye, documented during the EERI-SSEER recovery reconnaissance 20 months after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.
After major earthquakes, reconnaissance teams rapidly gather and synthesize information on the hazard, damage, and human impacts so that lessons are captured before they are lost. Our lab contributes to reconnaissance efforts led by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), including the Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT), which compiles early observations within days of an event, and longer-term field missions that document how communities and organizations recover in the months and years that follow.
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The EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team's rapid Phase 1 report compiling early observations of hazards, impacts, and response following the 2026 Ende, Indonesia earthquake.
EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT): Phase 1 Response to M7.7 Ende, Indonesia Earthquake, August 15, 2026
Sagar Khanal
PhD Researcher
The EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team's rapid Phase 1 report compiling early observations of hazards, impacts, and response following the 2026 San José del Palmar, Colombia earthquake.
EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Phase 1 Report on the 2026 San José del Palmar, Colombia Earthquake
Sabine Loos
Assistant Professor
The EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team's rapid Phase 1 report compiling early observations of hazards, impacts, and response following the 2026 Uto, Japan earthquake.
EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Phase 1 Report on the 2026 Uto, Japan Earthquake
Sabine Loos
Assistant Professor
The EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team's rapid Phase 1 report compiling early observations of hazards, impacts, and response following the 2026 Yumare, Venezuela earthquakes.
EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Phase 1 Report on the 2026 Yumare, Venezuela Earthquakes
Sagar Khanal
PhD Researcher
The EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team's rapid Phase 1 report compiling early observations of hazards, impacts, and response following the 2026 Mindanao, Philippines earthquake.
EERI Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Phase 1 Report on the 2026 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake
Sabine Loos
Assistant Professor
Reconnaissance observations documenting the state of housing, infrastructure, and organizational recovery 20 months after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye earthquake sequence.
2023 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye Earthquake Sequence: Observations of Recovery 20 Months After
Sabine Loos
Assistant Professor
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