摘要
mmary name="EnDivSummary">The authors apply the primary assessment method based on GIS for the Yingjiang MS5.8 earthquake on Mar.10,2011 and the Myanmar MS7.2 earthquake on Mar.24,2011 to verify its feasibility and practicality through comparing the primary assessment and the field assessment on areas,population,direct economic losses,casualties,and number of homeless of disaster areas in one hour after earthquake.Through comparative analysis,we find problems of the primary assessment method,then modify and improve it through seismic testing,so that the method can better serve the scientific post-earthquake decision-making and rapid emergency response.