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Global Risk Miyamoto Releases Earthquake Reconnaissance Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contact:         Chris Heaton
                      (817) 283-1225



GLOBAL RISK MIYAMOTO RELEASES EARTHQUAKE RECONNAISSANCE REPORT
Magnitude 6.8 Niigata Chuetsu-Oki, Japan Earthquake Impacts

     November 1, 2007, Sacramento, CA - Immediately following the Niigata Chuetsu-Oki, Japan Earthquake, Global Risk Miyamoto sent a team of experts to the epicentral area to survey facility damage and to assess business interruption impacts to companies and surrounding communities.  The 6.8 magnitude earthquake was responsible for ten deaths, 1339 injuries, and over 11,000 seriously damaged buildings. It also caused severe economic losses to Japan's power and automobile industries and to numerous local businesses.

Global Risk Miyamoto is pleased to announce the publication of the reconnaissance report detailing observations and lessons learned from this earthquake.

Please follow the link below to view this report. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy of this document, please respond by clicking the appropriate link below.

Global Risk Miyamoto provides engineering services and risk management consulting, worldwide. Services include risk identification, loss estimation, and recommendations to mitigate damages from natural hazards. Formed by Global Risk Consultants and Miyamoto International, specialists in unbundled loss control and structural engineering respectively, Global Risk Miyamoto is a collaborative team of former EQE executives and leading technical experts who offer their clients risk, financial, and technical information for strategic risk management.

     For more information, contact Chris Heaton, Principal, Global Risk Miyamoto at 817-283-1225.

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6.8 Niigata Chuetsu-Oki, Japan Earthquake Reconnaissance Report
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July 16, 2007 Niigata, Japan Earthquake

July 16, 2007 Japan Earthquake Damage Photo

Slab-on-grade failure.

Spalling concrete columns

Damage photos from the Global Risk Miyamoto Earthquake Reconaissance Report on the July 16, 2007 Niigata, Japan Earthquake.









 


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