The information below is very preliminary information of the Mw 5.9 earthquake that struck the island of Kefalonia on January 26 2014. A reconnaissance were performed by Dr. Takis Pelekis, Tasos Batilas, and Vasilis Vlachakis, members of the University of Patras Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory. The reconnaissance was performed between January 28 and January 30 2014.

Preliminary seismological and ground motion information about this earthquake can be found at: http://www.gein.noa.gr/Documents/pdf/Cefalonia_20140126_preliminary_web.pdf by the Geodynamic Institute and here: http://www.slideshare.net/itsak-eppo/2014-0127-kefaloniaeqpreliminaryreporta by ITSAK.

Selected photos, indicative of the damage observed are shown below. The various location names are underlined.

Dilinata: Photo of failed gravity retaining wall

 

Myrtos: Photos of rockfalls and landslides

Port of Argostoli: Photos of extensive liquefaction, lateral spreading and liquefaction induced structural damage

 

Port of Lixouri: Photos of extensive liquefaction and lateral spreading

 

Vlychata: Photos of Structural damage

  

Chavriata: Photos of Damage to Retaining Wall and Embankment

     

Mantzavinata - Vouni: Damage to cemetery graves 

 

Aghia Thekli: Damage to cemetery graves

 

 

More information will become available in the near future.

 

 

 

 

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Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters