Vulnerability and site effects in earthquake disasters in Armenia (Colombia) – Part 2 : Observed damage and vulnerability

Chávez-García, Francisco J.; Monsalve-Jaramillo, Hugo; Vila-Ortega, Joaquín

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2345-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2345-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2345-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 8

Research article

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06 Aug 2021

Research article |

| 06 Aug 2021

Vulnerability and site effects in earthquake disasters in Armenia (Colombia) – Part 2 : Observed damage and vulnerability

Francisco J. Chávez-García, Hugo Monsalve-Jaramillo, and Joaquín Vila-Ortega

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Final revised paper (published on 06 Aug 2021)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Final Review NHESS-D-20-385', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Mar 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Hugo Monsalve-Jaramillo, 16 Mar 2021
RC2: 'Revisions_nhess-2020-385', Francesco Panzera, 30 May 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Hugo Monsalve-Jaramillo, 05 Jun 2021

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Jun 2021) by Oded Katz

AR by Hugo Monsalve-Jaramillo on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (02 Jul 2021) by Oded Katz

AR by Hugo Monsalve-Jaramillo on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2021)

Short summary

We analyze earthquake damage observed in Armenia, Colombia, during the 1999 event. We investigate the reasons behind the damage and the possibility of predicting it using vulnerability studies. We show that vulnerability was a major factor and that observed damage was predicted by a vulnerability study made in 1993, which sadly had no societal impact. The comparison between two vulnerability studies, in 1993 and 2004, suggests that Armenia may still be highly vulnerable to future earthquakes.