Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT): Immediate Response to “Hualien, Taiwan” Earthquake By: Erica Fischer, Manny Hakhamaneshi, David Yoo, Ana Gabriela Haro, Vishal Joshi, Ángel Pérez-Irizarry, Mikael Gartner, Xin Ma, Ji Su Lee, Nicole Paul, Dominga Sanchez, Eytan Fiszman, Paolo Zimmaro, Tona Rodriguez-Nikl for questions contact VERT co-chairs: Erica Fischer (
[email protected]) Manny Hakhamaneshi (
[email protected]) 1 VERT Immediate Response to “Hualien” Earthquake VERT Member Assignments Topic Curator 1 Name Curator 1 email Curator 2 Name Curator 2 email Curator 3 Name Curator 3 email Schools David Yoo
[email protected] Gabby Haro
[email protected] Buildings Erica Fischer erica.fischer@oregonstate. Vishal Joshi
[email protected] David Yoo
[email protected] edu Hospitals Angel Perez-Irizarry
[email protected] Mikael Gartner mgartner.structural@yah /Emergency oo.com Response Social Media Xin Ma
[email protected] Erica Fischer erica.fischer@oregonstat Mikael Gartner mgartner.structural@ya Response e.edu hoo.com Lifelines Ji Su Lee
[email protected] Nicole Paul
[email protected] Aftershocks Dominga Sanchez
[email protected] Eytan Fiszman
[email protected] u m Geotechnical Manny Hakhamaneshi manny.hakhamaneshi@am Xin Ma
[email protected] Paolo Zimmaro
[email protected] structures/issues ecfw.com Roads and Manny Hakhamaneshi manny.hakhamaneshi@am Xin Ma
[email protected] Tona Rodriguez-Nikl
[email protected] ecfw.com Bridges 3 Topic #1: Schools VERT Immediate Response to “Hualien, Taiwan” Earthquake David Yoo Ana Gabriela Haro 4 Overview & and how it affected various regions VERT Response to “Hualien” TOPIC #1: Schools • Schools are closed today in Taiwan • Earthquake damaged 53 schools at an estimated cost of more than NT $15 million (US $512,470).