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The Importance of Smartphones as Public Earthquake-Information Tools and Tools for the Rapid Engagement with Eyewitnesses: A Case Study of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Sequence

2015; Seismological Society of America; Volume: 86; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1785/0220150147

1938-2057

Rémy Bossu, Maud Laurin, Gilles Mazet‐Roux, Frédéric Roussel, Robert Steed,

Disaster Management and Resilience

Research Article| November 01, 2015 The Importance of Smartphones as Public Earthquake-Information Tools and Tools for the Rapid Engagement with Eyewitnesses: A Case Study of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Sequence Rémy Bossu; Rémy Bossu European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Maud Laurin; Maud Laurin European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gilles Mazet-Roux; Gilles Mazet-Roux European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Frédéric Roussel; Frédéric Roussel European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert Steed Robert Steed European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Rémy Bossu European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Maud Laurin European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Gilles Mazet-Roux European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Frédéric Roussel European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Robert Steed European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, c/o CEA Centre DAM Ile de France, 91297 Arpajon CEDEX, Francebossu@emsc-csem.org Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2015 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2015) 86 (6): 1587–1592. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150147 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Rémy Bossu, Maud Laurin, Gilles Mazet-Roux, Frédéric Roussel, Robert Steed; The Importance of Smartphones as Public Earthquake-Information Tools and Tools for the Rapid Engagement with Eyewitnesses: A Case Study of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Sequence. Seismological Research Letters 2015;; 86 (6): 1587–1592. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150147 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Abstract This study investigates how people affected by the 2015 Ghorka earthquake sequence in Nepal have adopted and used the LastQuake smartphone application and associated Twitter robot, which offer rapid earthquake information focusing on felt and damaging earthquakes. It is shown that mobile devices played a key role in Nepal by providing access to earthquake information and that the LastQuake smartphone application was rapidly identified and adopted through viral spread after the mainshock. Thumbnail-based questionnaires, which have replaced online macroseismic questionnaires on the smartphone application and on the website for mobile devices, ease language barriers and have proven to be very efficient for collecting testimonies within a few tens of minutes of a felt-earthquake occurrence.Offering rapid information on felt and damaging earthquakes is an effective strategy to engage with eyewitnesses and optimize the collection of eyewitnesses' observations. The two-way and real-time communication channels that smartphones offer raises eyewitnesses' expectations in terms of real-time information but also offer an opportunity to improve situation awareness and provide rapid and direct guidance to individuals immediately after shaking to contribute to risk reduction. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.