1983 Popayán earthquake

Natural disaster in Colombia 1983 Popayán earthquake 1983-03-31 13:12:53 581906 iscgem581906 1983 03 31 y 08:13 (UTC-5) 18–28 seconds Colombia 5.6 w y VIIIM 5.5 – 8 km WNW of Popayán, Colombia https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem581906/executive United States Geological Survey 15 February 2022 15 km us 2.461 -76.686 inline,titlehttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=4968&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display https://web.archive.org/web/20171121184835/https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=4968&t=101650&s=13&d=22,26,13,12&nd=display dead November 21, 2017 Significant Earthquake 6 December 2014 Popayán, Colombia 267 killed 1983 Popayán earthquake.jpg USGS ShakeMap The 1983 Popayán earthquake (es El Terremoto de Popayán) occurred on 31 March in Popayán, Colombia. It had a moment magnitude of 5.6Cruz Hoyos Santiago 31 March 1983 Popayán conmemora los 30 años del terremoto que devastó la ciudad en 18 segundos http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/colombia/noticias/popayan-conmemora-30-anos-terremoto-devasto-ciudad-18-segundos El País (Cali) Colombia 5 December 2014 es 6 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141206214458/http://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/colombia/noticias/popayan-conmemora-30-anos-terremoto-devasto-ciudad-18-segundos dead with an epicenter south west of Popayán at a depth of 15 km us.ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1904–2018) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 2022 International Seismological Centre Version 9.1 The earthquake killed 267 people and resulted in the passing of new laws requiring earthquake resistant building materials in zones at risk of tremors. Background Popayán was founded in 1537 and had been renowned for its beauty and surviving examples of architecture from the Spanish colonial period. Popayán, joya de la arquitectura colonial española http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1983/04/03/042.html ABC Madrid, Spain 3 April 1983 6 December 2014 es The city had already suffered natural disasters and had been destroyed on three occasions by an earthquake and two volcanic eruptions. Earthquake The 1983 earthquake occurred at 08:13 on Maundy Thursday of that year.Mahecha Castro Jahel 28 March 2013 El día que la tierra rugió en Popayán http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/el-dia-tierra-rugio-popayan-articulo-412866 El Espectador Colombia 5 December 2014 es Although it lasted less than half a minute, damage to property was extensive and 267 people were killed, with a further 7,500 people injured. In total, 14,000 buildings were damaged, the majority of them in the city's historic centre. 6,885 of them suffered damage greater than 50 percent to the structure and a further 4,500 minor damage. 2,470 houses collapsed. Approximately $50 million of damage was caused.Hashizume Michio Lomnitz Cinna 1985 The Popayán, Colombia, earthquake of 31 March 1983 http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/content/75/5/1315.abstract Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 75 5 1315–1326 10.1785/BSSA0750051315 1985BuSSA..75.1315L 5 December 2014 subscription Serious damage was also caused to local infrastructure. The residents were left without electricity and water, communications were affected and the damage to the town's airport meant that it could only be used by helicopters and smaller planes. La centenaria ciudad de Popayán arrasada por un fuerte terremoto http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1983/04/01/pagina-22/32962382/pdf.html La Vanguardia Barcelona, Spain 1 April 1983 6 December 2014 es Many of the injured had to be airlifted to Cali, the nearest large city. The quake also affected many of the neighbouring towns and regions and in Cajibio, at least ten people were killed. Los muertos por el terremoto de Colombia podrían ser cuatrocientos http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1983/04/03/042.html ABC Madrid, Spain 3 April 1983 6 December 2014 es Aftermath thumb|US Ambassador Thomas D. Boyatt receiving the first plane-load of American aid supplies in Popayan The President of Colombia, Belisario Betancur, accompanied by other members of the government, visited the scene and attended the funerals which followed the disaster.3 April 1983 Entierro de 100 víctimas del terremoto de Popayán. http://elpais.com/diario/1983/04/03/portada/418168805_850215.html El País Spain 5 December 2014 es The government responded by securing credit from the World Bank and earmarked $80 million for the city, with half of this to be used for reconstruction and the rest for economic regeneration. Colombia also received assistance from other countries. The Spanish Red Cross sent material to help those injured, the Spanish government also offered assistance, while Venezuela sent a plane to provide medical assistance to the survivors and the United States sent material and medical supplies worth US$700,000. Solidaridad internacional con los damnificados http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1983/04/03/042.html ABC Madrid, Spain 3 April 1983 6 December 2014 es Famous narcotics trafficker, Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, traveled to Popayán and gifted 200,000 dollars to victims of the disaster. 1984 Colombia's Drug Kings Want A Deal Miami Herald Florida Many one and two-storey buildings which were damaged had been constructed using materials which could not resist earthquakes, based on a mistaken belief that these buildings would be unaffected by any earth tremors.Tanvir Wasti Syed 2003 Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings https://books.google.com/books?id=JTSgxEivVOkC&pg=PA273 Springer Science & Business Media 273 9781402016257 Consequently, the following year, the Colombian government passed a new building code (es Código Colombiano de Construcciones Sismorresistentes)Hermelín Michel 2007 Entorno natural de 17 ciudades de Colombia https://books.google.com/books?id=s1kykWt9eQYC&pg=PA124 Universidad Eafit 124 9789588281704 es into legislation which required the construction of dwellings capable of resisting earthquakes. The Colombian Seismic Network was also created, tasked with monitoring seismic changes.Practice of Earthquake Hazard Assessment 1993 https://books.google.com/books?id=RwslFK0L_8YC&pg=PA70 DIANE Publishing 70 9780788115929 References External links 581906 expanded Category:Earthquakes in Colombia Category:1983 in Colombia Category:1983 earthquakes Category:Cauca Department Category:1983 disasters in Colombia Popua