El Salvador 2001: Earthquake Disaster and Disaster Preparedness in a Tropical Volcanic Environment

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Research Article| May 01, 2001 El Salvador 2001: Earthquake Disaster and Disaster Preparedness in a Tropical Volcanic Environment Cinna Lomnitz; Cinna Lomnitz Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Institute de Geofisica Ciudad Universitaria 04150 México DF, México cinna@ollin.igeofcu.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sergio Rodriguez Elizarrarás Sergio Rodriguez Elizarrarás Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Institute de Geofisica Ciudad Universitaria 04150 México DF, México cinna@ollin.igeofcu.unam.mx Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2001) 72 (3): 346–351. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.72.3.346 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Cinna Lomnitz, Sergio Rodriguez Elizarrarás; El Salvador 2001: Earthquake Disaster and Disaster Preparedness in a Tropical Volcanic Environment. Seismological Research Letters 2001;; 72 (3): 346–351. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.72.3.346 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search We visited El Salvador two weeks after the disastrous earthquake of 13 January 2001 (Mw = 7.6) at the request of the Ambassador of E1 Salvador in México. México is dose to El Salvador in many ways, and one of us had studied an earlier earthquake disaster in this country (Lomnitz and Schultz, 1966). One result of our fact-finding emergency mission is the present report. We thank the government of El Salvador for timely and effective assistance and hospitality. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the valuable comments of José Luis Chávez and Franz Sauter in... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.