Earthquake Facts Flashcards

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1
Q

At what rate is the pacific plate moving per year

A

5 to 10 cm

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2
Q

What do the Indo-Australia and Pacific plates do along their boundary

A

Subduct

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3
Q

What magnitude was the September 2010 quake

A

7.1

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4
Q

What magnitude was the February 2011 quake

A

6.3

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5
Q

What depth was the 2010 September quake

A

10km

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6
Q

What depth was the 2011 February quake

A

5 km

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7
Q

How long was movement along the port hills fault

A

15km

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8
Q

How long was the movement along the greendale fault

A

30km

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9
Q

How many people died in the 2011 February quake

A

185

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10
Q

What scale are earthquakes measured on

A

Richter Scale

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11
Q

What is an example of a business that relocated because of the earthquake

A

Coffee Culture

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12
Q

What were some of the most prominently damaged buildings in the 2011 earthquake

A

CTV, PGC, Hotel grand chancellor, Christchurch Cathedral

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13
Q

How many people died in the collapse of the CTV Building.

A

115

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14
Q

How many people died in the collapse of the PGC building.

A

18

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15
Q

What area of the city was redzoned after the 2011 quake

A

CBD (Central Business District)

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16
Q

What countries sent SAR teams to help after the 2011 quake.

A

Japan, USA, Australia

17
Q

What percentage of the CBD had to be rebuilt

A

70%

18
Q

What company is employed to rebuild the city

A

Fletcher Construction

19
Q

What does TFPSQA stand for

A

Tectonic, Fault Movement, Pressure, Seismic Waves, Quake, Aftershocks

20
Q

What types of buildings were damaged the most in the earthquakes

A

Heritage Buildings

21
Q

How much horizontal movement happened along the Greendale fault

A

5m

22
Q

How much vertical movement occurred along the Greendale fault in 2010

A

1.5m

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