Hostile Worlds: Kobe Flashcards
Where?
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu, S.East coast
South West of a large city called Kyoto
Population
1.5 million
Industry
world largest container terminal port trade airport bullet train
type of housing
made of wood
old fashioned
traditional
What time did the earthquake happen?
5:46 am
When?
16 January 1995
how long did it last?
20 seconds
magnitude?
7.2 at the epicentre, in Osaka Bay
how deep was the focus point?
16 km beneath the earth’s surface
how was the effect increased?
600 aftershocks
winter- freeze to death
lack of prediction
weak houses
Primary effects (6)
homes collapse 100 000 Hanshin expressway destroyed $150 billion cost of damage 5502 dead 23 600 injured fire gas pipes ruptured
Secondary Effects (5)
$90-150 billion to rebuild jobs created as a part of rebuilding programme thousands businesses forced to close 130 km bullet train rail network closed port closed 2 years
What is liquefaction?
soil strength becomes loose
because of earthquake shaking the ground
how can liquefaction increase the effects of an earthquake?
infrastructure collapse
no longer supported
landslides
houses, scenery, habitats destroyed
What did Japan do? (7)
rebuilding- roads railways buildings wider roads with more steel reinforcing earthquake proof buildings flexible pipes_ don't crack and break new building codes more scientific researchers more monitoring equipment
