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Debriefing session on the 2025 Myanmar Earthquake (online, English translation provided, registration required)
2025.04.18 11:00
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Event Details
IRIDeS members have been gathering information and conducting surveys on the major earthquake that occurred in Myanmar on March 28, 2025. In this briefing session, we will present analyses of the earthquake and information based on findings to date.
DATE & TIME: Friday, April 25, 2025, 3-5 pm (Japan Standard Time, JST) *No charge for participation
VENUE: Online (Zoom Webinar)
CAPACITY: Maximum 1,000 participants
LANGUAGES: The presentations will be given in either Japanese or English, and simultaneous translation will be provided between the two languages.
REGISTRATION: Please register using this form by noon on Wednesday, April 24, JST. (The deadline was extended.) * Registration is now closed.
The Zoom URL will be sent to registered participants by noon on April 25, JST.
・Recording of this debriefing session will be posted on the IRIDeS YouTube channel at a later date.
SCHEDULE (tentative) * Updated on April 24.
1. Opening remarks
Shinichi Kuriyama, Director of IRIDeS
2. Japanese Government's Response to the Earthquake
Toru Kajiwara (Embassy of Japan in Thailand)
3. Presentations
(1) Background of the 2025 Sagaing earthquake and its coseismic deformation
Yutaro Okada, Yo Fukushima, Shinji Toda (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)
(1) Background of the 2025 Sagaing earthquake and its coseismic deformation
Yutaro Okada, Yo Fukushima, Shinji Toda (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)
(2) Challenges and possibilities in utilizing satellite Information for disaster operations in developing countries
Kozo Nagami (Green Goals Initiative, Tohoku University) and Kawakita Shiro (JAXA)
(3) Damage situation and rapid survey in Bangkok
Anawat Suppasri, Naruethep Sukulthanasorn, Ryuta Enokida, Shinichi Kuriyama (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)
Anawat Suppasri, Naruethep Sukulthanasorn, Ryuta Enokida, Shinichi Kuriyama (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)
(4) Project overview of JICA Thailand Office
Ryoichi Kawabe (JICA Thailand Office)
Ryoichi Kawabe (JICA Thailand Office)
Q&A
Break
Break
Ratchaneekorn Thongthip（Member of the Senate of Thailand and director of the International Tsunami Museum in Khaolak, Thailand）
(6) Structural damages found in tall buildings in Bangkok from the M7.7 Myanmar earthquake
Amorn Pimanmas（President of Thailand Structural Engineers Association）
Amorn Pimanmas（President of Thailand Structural Engineers Association）
Kyaw Swar Myint Thein（Founder of Unique Lab Co., Ltd.）
(8) 2025 Myanmar Earthquake: Investigating damage through remote sensing, news reports, and social media
Ruben Vescovo（IRIDeS, Tohoku University）
Ruben Vescovo（IRIDeS, Tohoku University）
(9) The effects of the 2025 Myanmar earthquake on buildings in China: A brief summary
Zhe Qu（Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration）
Zhe Qu（Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration）
(10) Damage update and future outlook
Yuichi Ono（IRIDeS, Tohoku Univesrsity）
Yuichi Ono（IRIDeS, Tohoku Univesrsity）
Q&A
4. Closing remarks
Yuichi Ono, Deputy Director of IRIDeS
Yuichi Ono, Deputy Director of IRIDeS
Emcees: Moriguchi Shuji and Iuchi Kanako (IRIDeS, Tohoku University)
Questions from the press will be answered in another Zoom meeting room after the closing.
Questions from the press will be answered in another Zoom meeting room after the closing.
Related web page including the above presentation slides and program in Japanese
For inquiries, please contact
Public Relations Office, IRIDeS, Tohoku University
Phone: +81-22-752-2049
E-mail: irides-pr@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
Public Relations Office, IRIDeS, Tohoku University
Phone: +81-22-752-2049
E-mail: irides-pr@grp.tohoku.ac.jp