sichuan earthquake

Question 1

when did the earthquake happen?

Answer 1

12th May 2008

Question 2

where was the earthquake?

Answer 2

Sichuan , China

Question 3

what magnitude was the earthquake?

Answer 3

7.9

Question 4

how many people died?

Answer 4

70,000

Question 5

how many children died?

Answer 5

5335

Question 6

why did so many children die in the earthquake?

Answer 6

as a result of schools which were poorly built collapsing

Question 7

how many people were effected?

Answer 7

45.5 million

Question 8

how many people were left homeless and why is this significant?

Answer 8

5 million , this is the highest number of people displaced (left without shelter) in any disaster ever

Question 9

how many people were missing?

Answer 9

18,000

Question 10

how many were injured?

Answer 10

nearly 400,000

Question 11

what was a huge secondary consequence of the earthquake?

Answer 11

landslides - due to sichuan being in the mountainous region of China

Question 12

how many of the deaths accounted for were as of the landslides that happened afterwards?

Answer 12

1/4 of the deaths

Question 13

what was this issue with the local government?

Answer 13

the were corrupt

Question 14

why was the destruction so bad?

Answer 14

the local government let building standards slide and didn’t enforce them so buildings were not properly constructed.

Question 15

true or false: the local government in the sichuan region accepted bribes from builders in exchange for relaxed building standards

Answer 15

true

Question 16

in the two years on from the earthquake what has the chinese government managed to achieve?

Answer 16

• 97% of reconstruction projects have been started
• 99% of farmhouses which were destroyed have been rebuilt
• 216 transport projects in the area have been completed eg. fixing and improvement of roads

Question 17

how many soldiers and relief workers arrived to the disaster and how long did this take?

Answer 17

130,000 and within a few hours

Question 18

what prevented disease outbreak like those seen in Haiti in 2010?

Answer 18

medical services being quickly restored

Question 19

how much did the chinese government pledge to rebuilding sichuan and other surrounding areas?

Answer 19

$10bn USD

Question 20

how long did it take for temporary housing and roads and bridges to be rebuilt?

Answer 20

two weeks

Question 21

what plate did the earthquake occur between?

Answer 21

indo-australian and eurasian

Question 22

what type of plate margin was the earthquake at?

Answer 22

destructive

Question 23

what was the focus depth of the earthquake?

Answer 23

19km deep