🌋 Case Studies

Question 1

Christchurch date

Answer 1

22nd Feb 2011

Question 2

Christchurch magnitude

Answer 2

6.3

Question 3

Christchurch plates

Answer 3

Indo Australian + Pacific

Question 4

Christchurch margin

Answer 4

Conservative

Question 5

Christchurch depth of focus

Answer 5

5km

Question 6

Christchurch Epicentre location

Answer 6

10km from Christchurch

Question 7

Primary effects

Answer 7

Occur immediately and are due to the shaking of the ground

Question 8

Christchurch deaths

Answer 8

181

Question 9

Christchurch injured

Answer 9

200

Question 10

Christchurch liquefaction

Answer 10

Badly affected roads
Cars fell into sink holes

Question 11

Liquefaction

Answer 11

When ground is shaken water is transported to the surface forming soft ground causing everything to sink

Question 12

Christchurch buildings

Answer 12

50% of central cities buildings damaged
Spire of cathedral collapsed

Question 13

Christchurch electricity

Answer 13

80% of city left without power

Question 14

Christchurch primary effects

Answer 14

Dead 181
Injured 200
Liquefaction
Buildings damaged
Left without Electricity

Question 15

Secondary effects

Answer 15

Happen afterwards as a result of the primary and can be even more devastating

Question 16

Christchurch business/ economy

Answer 16

Put out of action for long periods lead to loss of income and jobs
No longer host Rugby World Cup loss of tourism and huge income

Question 17

Christchurch roads

Answer 17

Through liquefaction damage to roads made it difficult for people and emergency services to move around

Question 18

Christchurch people

Answer 18

Affected mentally and needed support
Schools had to share classrooms because of damage to school buildings

Question 19

Christchurch secondary effects

Answer 19

Business and economy dropped significantly
Damaged roads lead to lack of emergency services
PTSD
Education affected

Question 20

Immediate responses

Answer 20

What is done to help out straight away

Question 21

Christchurch Immediate responses (9)

Answer 21

• earthquake commission assessed buildings to ensure they were safe
• 300 Australian police flown in
• urban and search rescue teams within hours of the event
• emergency GOV cabinet meeting
• Canterbury art gallery was earthquake proof and became emergency response centre
• Areas zoned to classify damage and cost of repairs
• International aid $6-7 million and aid workers
• Chemical toilets for 3000 residents
• Police provided evacuations,search and rescue teams, media briefings and, missing person and family liaison

Question 22

Long term response

Answer 22

Things done in the weeks, months, years after the event to help the needy and reduce effects in the future

Question 23

Christchurch long term responses

Answer 23

• Red Cross provided grants to families with young children (u5yrs) living in significantly damaged houses with their electricity bills
• Police coordinated forensic analysis and evidence gathering of fatalities
• Insurance paid $898 million in building claims and and provided temporary housing making sure all damaged housing was watertight
• Water and sewage restored for all residents by august
• Roads and houses cleared of silt and liquefaction by Aug
• 80% of roads
• 50% of footpaths were repaired

Question 24

Nepal date

Answer 24

11:56
Sat 25 April 2015

Question 25

Nepal magnitude

Answer 25

7.8

Question 26

Nepal plates

Answer 26

I do Australian and Eurasian

Question 27

Nepal boundary

Answer 27

Collision

Question 28

Nepal depth of focus

Answer 28

15km

Question 29

Nepal epicentre location

Answer 29

81km from NW capita, city Kathmandu

Question 30

Nepal deaths

Answer 30

8600

Question 31

Nepal injured

Answer 31

14500

Question 32

Nepal primary effects

Answer 32

Deaths 8600 Injured 14500 Roads damage —> many places isolated extensively damaged Buildings and monuments damaged —> ancient monuments such as the dharahara tower demolished due to poor construction and lack of suitable foundations Trapped injured

Question 33

Nepal secondary effects

Answer 33

Homelessness Damage to communications —> lines were cut off so remote villages were cut off Avalanches—> aftershocks caused 3 more avalanches Economy—> tourism is a major source of income and many tourists sites were damaged, money was spent of repairs but there was a lack of money as it is a LIC, loss of income Health problems —> not enough medical care or treatment/ transport/ hospitals. Lack of sanitation lead to contaminated food and water therefore there was a cholera outbreak

Question 34

Nepal immediate responses

Answer 34

Tent cities in capital 90% of Nepalese soldiers mobilised to worst hit areas Aid agencies such as Red Cross provided food relief and shelter materials Suregoens and inflatable hospitals International rescue team GIS tool crisis mapping used to coordinate the response

Question 35

Nepal long term responses

Answer 35

ADB provided US$3 million grant to Nepal for immediate relief Uk provided 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid and 8 tonnes of equpimey Aid donated by lots of countries eg. Uk gave 73 million Uk sent expert help 100 search and rescue responders, meaidal experts and engineers Red Cross long term recovery programme to help people rebuild their lives Psychological support was provided