Earthquakes: Japan and Haiti

Question 1

What is the background info to Japan 2011 Earthquake

Answer 1

• Magnitude 9

- shallow focus of 30km below seabed

Question 2

How many buildings collapsed due to the Japan earthquake

Answer 2

127,000 buildings collapsed

Question 3

How were roads and the Fukushima Dam impacted by the Japan 2011 earthquake

Answer 3

2000 roads damaged or destroyed

Fukushima dam burst

Question 4

How did the Japan 2011 earthquake impact the Fukushima power plant

Answer 4

Power was cut leading to nuclear meltdown as cooling systems failed

Question 5

What was the total economic cost of damage by the Japan 2011 earthquake

Answer 5

$US 300 Billion

Question 6

How do you reduce the impact of an earthquake

Answer 6

Cannot be predicted so must prepare well

Question 7

How are locals and emergency services trained to respond to earthquakes in Japan

Answer 7

Emergency services were trained and ready to respond to a tectonic event

Locals are taught to drop and cover under tables for earthquakes and travel to in land and higher ground for tsunamis

Question 8

What occurs on the first of September to prepare for earthquakes

Answer 8

All students and workers take part in national disaster prevention day

Question 9

How are buildings made to prepare for earthquakes in Japan

Answer 9

Build to strict regulations such as deep foundations

Older buildings are retrofitted to make them more earthquake-resistant

Question 10

How did warning systems provide relief for the Japan 2011 Earthquake

Answer 10

Advanced warning of the tsunami wave allowed people to evacuate to inland or higher ground

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned coastal communities in Japan and other countries around the world

Question 11

How did rescue efforts help relieve the effects of the Japan 2011 Earthquake

Answer 11

Japanese government requested aid. Australia, China, India, New Zealand and the USA sent search and rescue teams

Red Cross, Red Crescent, private companies and NGO’s provided support

However efforts were disrupted by blocked roads, damaged communications, and poor weather

Question 12

How was relief provided to those who were displaced in the Japan 2011 Earthquake

Answer 12

Tens of thousands of temporary prefabricated homes set up in Sendai in weeks following

Question 13

How fast were facilities impacted by the earthquake restored in the Japan 2011 Earthquake

Answer 13

Honshu’s transport and communication services were partially restored in the weeks after the wave

10 year restoration programme announced in 2012 but most completed by 2015

Question 14

What is the background information to the Haiti 2010 Earthquake

Answer 14

Magnitude 7 earthquake
Epicentre 25km, south west of capital Port-au-Prince
Conservative Plate Boundary of NA and Caribbean plate

Question 15

What is the background information for Haiti

Answer 15

• Magnitude 7
• Shallow focus of around 13km
• epicentre 25km from capital Port-au-prince

Question 16

How many people died or were made homeless by the Haiti 2010 earthquake

Answer 16

360,000 deaths

1.5 million made homeless

Question 17

How were hospitals,schools and the port and airport impacted by the Haiti 2010 earthquake

Answer 17

All 8 hospitals collapsed/badly damaged
5000 schools damaged/destroyed
Port collapsed and airport damaged

Question 18

How did damage to infrastructure impact society in the Haiti 2010 earthquake

Answer 18

Electricity, water, sanitation, and communications badly damaged/destroyed

• so cholera spread through camps
• factories closed and tourism stopped
• looting and crime increased as police and government -collapsed

Question 19

How did Haiti’s economic position help it prepare for the earthquake

Answer 19

One of the poorest countries in the Caribbean

In 2010 the GDP per capita was $1172

Question 20

How did Haiti’s buildings help it prepare for an earthquake

Answer 20

Buildings were not earthquake resistant

Question 21

How did emergency services prepare for Earthquakes in Haiti

Answer 21

Were not trained how to respond to an earthquake

Question 22

How were local people prepared for the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

Answer 22

Local people had not lived through an earthquake so didn’t know how to react

Question 23

How did international aid help Haiti’s response

Answer 23

Food, water, and medical supplies provided by USA and Dominican Republic
UN and US troops provided security to maintain law

Question 24

How did economic aid help Haiti’s response

Answer 24

The US pledged $4.5 billion and the UK disaster emergency committee raised £100 million

However, by 2013 less than half of the US$ 4.5 billion reached Haiti

Question 25

How was Haiti impacted long term

Answer 25

the response wasn’t sufficient
as by 2015 500,000 were still homeless
The Chlora epidemic infected 6% of all Haitians

Question 26

economic damage suffered from haiti quake

Answer 26

7 billion