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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2020-385
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2020-385
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21 Dec 2020

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Vulnerability and Site Effects in Earthquake Disasters in Armenia (Colombia). II – Observed Damages and Vulnerability

Francisco J. Chávez-García1, Hugo Monsalve-Jaramillo2, and Joaquín Vila-Ortega2 Francisco J. Chávez-García et al.
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  • 1Professor Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510 CDMX, México
  • 2Professor Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Quindío, Cra. 15 #12N, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
Received: 20 Nov 2020 – Accepted for review: 14 Dec 2020 – Discussion started: 21 Dec 2020

Abstract. Damage in Armenia, Colombia, for the 1999 (Mw6.2) event was disproportionate. We analyse the damage report as a function of number of storeys and construction age. We recovered two vulnerability evaluations made in Armenia in 1993 and in 2004. We compare the results of the 1993 evaluation with damages observed in 1999 and show that the vulnerability evaluation made in 1993 could have predicted the relative frequency of damage observed in 1999. Our results show that vulnerability of the building stock was the major factor behind damage observed in 1999. Moreover, it showed no significant reduction between 1999 and 2004.

How to cite. Chávez-García, F. J., Monsalve-Jaramillo, H., and Vila-Ortega, J.: Vulnerability and Site Effects in Earthquake Disasters in Armenia (Colombia). II – Observed Damages and Vulnerability, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2020-385, in review, 2020.

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We analyze earthquake damage observed in Armenia, Colombia, during the 1999 event. We investigate the reasons behind the damages and the possibility of predicting them 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 suggest that Armenia may still be highly vulnerable to future earthquakes.
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