Case study of a tsunami

Question 0

Causes

Answer 0

Oceanic Indian plate sinks below continental Sunda plate (subduction at a destructive plate boundary)

Question 1

Tsunami, magnitude of earthquake, number of deaths and homeless

Answer 1

Indian Ocian Tsunami
Earthquake 9.0 on Richter scale
250,000-300,000 deaths
1.7 million homeless

Question 3

Primary effects

Answer 3

• 1500 children orphaned
• 9000 fishing boats destroyed
• railway in Sumatra destroyed
• cholera became a huge problem
• loss of tourism
• 2 million jobs lost

Question 4

Immediate responses

Answer 4

• bodies buried to prevent spear of disease
• people relocated into temporary refugee camps
• tried to provide sanitation + fresh water (water purification tablets used)

Question 5

Secondary effects

Answer 5

• cholera became a huge problem
• loss of tourism
• 2 million jobs lost

Question 6

Long-term responses

Answer 6

• $20 million tsunami early warning system installed in Indian Ocean
• Indonesian government relocated people into new homes ASAP