EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme Phase (CDMP II)

Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief

27 June 2013

EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP II)




Date Name of Earthquake

Magnitude

(Richter)

Intensity, Dhaka (EMS)

Distance from Dhaka (km)

10 January, 1869 Cachar EQ 7.5 V 250

14 July, 1885 Manikganj

/Bogra EQ

7.0 VII 60/170 (?)

12 June, 1897 Great Indian EQ

8.7* VIII+ 230

8 July, 1918 Srimongal EQ 7.6 VI 150

2 July, 1930 Dhubri EQ 7.1 V+ 250

MAJOR EARTHQUAKES IN BD



08 May, 1997 Sylhet (Mb = 5.6)

21 November, 1997 Bandarban (Mb = 6.1)

22 July, 1999 Moheshkhali (Mb = 5.1)

19 December, 2001, Dhaka ( Mb= 4.2)

July, 2003 Rangamati (Barkal) (Ms=5.5)

27 October, 2005, Jessore (Narial) (Ms=4.3)

5 July, 2008, Rajshahi (Tanore) (Ms=4.1)

27 July, 2008, Mymensingh (Haluaghat) (Ms=4.9)

13 Dec. 2009 (M=5.2), 32 km SE from Chittagong

10 September, 2010 (M=4.8), 45 km SE of Dhaka

03 May 2011 earthquake (Mag: 4.6, Comilla)

18 March, 2012 (M = 4.5) 14 km from Dohar, Dhaka

August 05, 2012 4.2 magnitude, 56 km depth, Maulvi Bazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh

22 December, 2012 Strong Deep Earthquake In Myanmar also felt in BD

RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN BD





Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping to include Resources.

Assess strengthening requirements and execute.

Funding for preparedness.

Peoples cooperation through Political leaders, elders, Volunteers and NGOs

Movement of resources with time frame.

Aim to reduce the destructive potential

PREPAREDNESS





COMPONENTS OF PREPAREDNESS

Vulnerability Assessment

Planning Institutional Framework

Information System Resource Base Warning Systems

Response Mechanisms

Public Education and Training

Rehearsals

PREPAREDNESS FRAMEWORK





Seismic Assessment &

Planning

Urban Risk Assessment

CDMPS EQ PREPAREDNESS APPROACH





Microzonation

Earthquake Contingency

Planning

National Level

(Updating)

Agencies Level

(11 GoB Agencies)

Ward level Spatial Planning (50 wards of DHK, CTG, SYL)

Risk-informed Land Use &

City planning (MYN City Corp.)

Seismic Assessment

Scenario-based City Contingency

Planning (DHK, CTG, SYL, RNG, BGR, DNG, RAJ, MYN, TAN)





Urban Risk Reduction

Building Code

Revision Advocacy





School EQ Safety Drill

(70,000 drills conducted in twice a year)

Urban volunteers

Gears

Safer Cities

campaign

(Target: 30,000, So far: 19,820)

Training of school teacher





The important point during the first hours of an earthquake is precautions, that should be taken by individuals

Appropriate Positioning during an earthquake: DROP, COVER and HOLD Dont jump or rush downstairs during shaking

Dont Jump

HOW TO ACT DURING AN EARTHQUAKE

Generally, disaster victims are saved from spaces in wreckages alive by rescue teams. The places that enough for survival is called triangle of life

They are formed of being supported of the collapsing structural elements by a resistant objects

It is not possible to guess the collapse shape beforehand and difficult to know how the triangle of life will occur

THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE



If you are under debris, you apply following steps: Be calm and dont move Define your position If you dont feel ache or pain, try to move slightly your limbs starting from

your toes Covering mouth-nose with a thin cloth Keep away from the utilities Check how much you are trapped Draw attention of the rescue workers

How to survive

and draw attention

SURVIVAL UNDER A DEBRIS



Every individual should make an evacuation plan for their own houses

Training for learning evacuation plans

Need to develop plan for the working places and schools:

Appointing an authority that is going to decide evacuation, appointing an evacuation team, setting a warning and alarm system, marking evacuation road and selecting a meeting places

EVACUATION



Thank you

For more information contact:


United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Disaster Management & Relief Bhaban (6th Floor)

92-93 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Tel: (+88 02) 989 0937, 882 1255 Website: www.cdmp.org.bd



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