FactSheet: FS2020-E-0002

Title:
Infrastructure damage analysis of the April 22, 2019 Pampanga, Philippines earthquake

Authour:
Lessandro Estelito GARCIANO¹, Carlos VILLARAZA², Christopher P. TAMAYO³, Miriam TAMAYO⁴, Reynaldo FLORDELIZA⁵, Megan Angela QUIAEM⁶, and Joaquin Miguel RAMOS⁷

¹Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University
²Past President, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines
³Past President, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines
⁴Past President, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines
⁵Member, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines
⁶Undergraduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University
⁷Undergraduate Student, Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University

Key Facts:
Hazard Type: Earthquake
Date of Disaster: April 22, 2019
Location of the survey: Porac, Pampanga, Philippines
Date of the field survey: April 24, 2019
Survey tools: Laser meter, Drone

Key findings:
1)Various structural and non-structural damages within the Central Luzon Region were observed. The collapse of the Chuzon Supermarket in Porac, Pampanga, was the leading major aftermath of the earthquake.
2)Majority of structures suffered minimal structural damage, most damages were to non-structural components.
3)The probable fault of the earthquake is the Lubao Lineament.
4)An earthquake-induced landslide occurred in Zambales, Philippines

Key Words:
earthquake, infrastructure damage, infrastructure collapse, structural damage, non-structural damage

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