Christchurch earthquake

Question 1

what

Answer 1

• 6.3 on Richter scale
• 2011
• 3.1 miles deep
• 6 miles from Christchurch
• Following 7.0 magnitude in 2010 (this happened at nights so less death toll) (aftershock)
• Pacific plate slid past Australian plate
• conservative boundary

Question 2

effects Primary

Answer 2

• 181 killed
• 2000 injured
• km of water and sewage pipes damaged
• 50% of CBD buildings damaged
• Liquefaction
• Glacier broke (20 football fields big) = iceberg
• 80% of the city left without electricity
• trapped in rubble people

Question 3

Secondary effects

Answer 3

• Businesses out of action
• Schools shared
• Road damage
• mental impacts
• No longer hold Rugby World cup

Question 4

short term response

Answer 4

-Emergency services and locals respond
-emergency cabinet meeting at 3pm
-Emergency response centre at Canterbury Art Gallery
-Satellite imagery for emergency teams
-1200 police (300 from Australia)
-organised response
-30,000 chemical toilets provided
-classification of damage zones
$6-7 million of international aid

Question 5

Medium term response

Answer 5

• red cross provided grants to families with kids under 5 living in damaged homes- $898 in building claims
• temporary housing
• Water and sewage restored by August
• Roads and houses cleared of silt from liquefaction
• 80% of roads fixed
• 50% of pathways repaired