Christchurch, New Zealand Flashcards
1
Q
Geonet
A
Detects/monitors = sends info to emergency services within minutes
Funding from government - earthquake commission
Building code 1935 = ‘Quake Safe’ homes
2
Q
4th September 2010
A
7.1
No deaths
2 serious injuries
Displaced people/damaged buildings/sanitation
3
Q
22nd Feb 2011
A
22nd Feb 2011
= aftershock on previously unknown fault line
- shallow depth 5km
- hard volcanic rocks in Port Hills reflected
- groundwater levels close to surface = liquefaction
- 12.51pm = city centre crowded
181 killed
$NZ15-16billion
4
Q
Since
A
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority = reconstruction £13billion
10,000 out-migration
Rate of population increase likely to be lower
Red/orange (10,000 homes)/green (100,000)/white zones
5
Q
Background
A
On Pacific Ring of Fire
Pacific converges with Indo-Australian
