Earthquake Case Studies

Question 1

CH- when?

Answer 1

Feb 2011

Question 2

CH- where?

Answer 2

New Zealand epicentre 10km from city

Question 3

CH- why?

Answer 3

Conservative plate boundaries (Australia and pacific)

Question 4

CH- magnitude?

Answer 4

6.3

Question 5

CH- primary effects?

Answer 5

185 deaths
7000 injured
100,000 buildings bye byed
Liquefaction

Question 6

CH- secondary effects

Answer 6

10,000 homeless baddies
Schools closed for 2 weeks
Buisnesses closed
1/5 or population migrated (bird core)

Question 7

CH- responses

Answer 7

Farmy army - agri lads helped out in there tractors 🚜🚜
International rescue teams (arrived within 48 hours)
30,000 toilets
Emergency plan made in 2 hours

Question 8

HA- when?

Answer 8

Jan 2010

Question 9

HA-where?

Answer 9

Caribbean epicentre - 16 mines from city

Question 10

HA- why?

Answer 10

Conservative plate boundary (North America plate and Caribbean plate)

Question 11

HA- magnitude?

Answer 11

7

Question 12

HA- primary effects?

Answer 12

316,000 💀💀💀 deaths
300,00 injured
250,000 homes + 30,000 buildings destroyed
Main prison destroyed - 4000 baddies (lit baddies) escaped
50 hospitals destroyed

Question 13

HA- secondary effects?

Answer 13

1.5 million homeless 😬😬
Spread of cholera
1 in 5 jobs lost
Bodies decomposed in streets (they can’t be deposited)

Question 14

HA- response?

Answer 14

USA sent rescue team of 10,000 🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🤠🤠
People digging with bare hands
115,00 tents provided