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CASE STUDY: NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE (HIC) Flashcards

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(Christchurch) Give a basic profile of the earthquake. (Place, Time, etc)

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4th September 2010. (Aftershocks until Feb 2011)
7.1 Magnitude, 10km depth
40KM distance from epicentre to Christchurch
DESTRUCTIVE plate boundary between Pacific and Indo-Australian plates

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(Christchurch) What were some impacts of the quake?

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0 Deaths!
Only 2 Seriously injured
$3BN in insurance claims
‘LESS SERIOUS THAN A CAR CRASH’

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(Christchurch) How was the earthquake managed

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Buildings made with special wood and designed to float above isolated foundations to sway with quake

Army was deployed to maintain order, a curfew from 7pm to 7am was put into place to ensure no looting happened

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(Christchurch) How powerful was the earthquake?

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7.1 MAGNITUDE, 10KM DEPTH

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GCSE GEOGRAPHY REVISION (14 decks)

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