Earthquake Support 2007- Disaster Response and Assistance

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Past Disaster Programs

U.S. Wildland Fire Support 2007
Earthquake Support 2007
Hurricane Support 2007
So. California Wildfires—Esperanza Incident
October, 2006
So. California Wildfires—Sawtooth/Millard Complex
July, 2006
Indonesian Earthquake
May, 2006
Pakistan Earthquake
October, 2005
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
August–September, 2005

Resources

Earthquake Support 2007

Earthquake Watch

On August 15, 2007, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred 25 miles west-northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru and 90 miles south-southeast of Lima, Peru. In the active quake zone of Ica-Lima-Pisco, communities were demolished, communications were disconnected, the Panamerican Highway was cracked, and at least 500 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured.

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For Responders and People Affected General Interest

Maps, Images, and Data for Responders and People Affected

Latest Earthquakes in the World—USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake Activity

Earthquakes

Seismic Monitor

Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (GSHAP)—Maps and reports.
Digital Tectonic Activity Map—NASA
World-wide Earthquake Locator—Edinburgh Earth Observatory
Public Domain Templates for ArcPad—Starting points for ArcPad projects for response personnel deployed in the field.
ReliefWeb provides information for relief workers worldwide, including maps of regional emergencies.
- Peru: Earthquake–August 2007
- Maps

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