Enquiry Question 2: Why do some tectonic hazards develop into disasters?

Question 1

How much stronger was the earthquake in Japan in 2011 in comparison to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti?

Answer 1

1000 times

Question 2

What was the magnitude of the 2011 Japanese earthquake?

Answer 2

9.0

Question 3

What was the magnitude of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008?

Answer 3

7.9

Question 4

What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010?

Answer 4

7.0

Question 5

What was the depth of focus of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010?

Answer 5

13km (shallow)

Question 6

What is the name of Haiti’s capital city, which was badly damaged by the 2010 earthquake?

Answer 6

Port-au-Prince

Question 7

How many people died in the earthquake in Haiti in 2010?

Answer 7

UN estimate 220-250,000

Question 8

By 2015, how many people in Haiti were still living in temporary accommodation?

Answer 8

80,000

Question 9

What % of the US$13 billion of international aid did the Haitian government and organisations control?

Answer 9

Less than 10%

Question 10

How many people in China were affected by the Sichuan earthquake in 2008?

Answer 10

Over 45.5 million

Question 11

How many soldiers and relief workers were deployed in the first hours following the 2008 earthquake?

Answer 11

130,000

Question 12

How much money did the government pledge for rebuilding?

Answer 12

US$10 billion

Question 13

Within two years of the Sichuan earthquake, what % of reconstruction projects had started?

Answer 13

97%

Question 14

The tsunami wave produced from the Japanese earthquake in 2011 reached what height in places?

Answer 14

10 metres

Question 15

How many people were forced to evacuate after the release of radiation following the damage to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant?

Answer 15

47,000

Question 16

Today, how big is the exclusion zone that still exists around Fukushima?

Answer 16

20km

Question 17

What % of buildings in Japan are constructed with earthquakes in mind?

Answer 17

75%

Question 18

Within 24 hours of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, how many troops were mobilised?

Answer 18

110,000

Question 19

The Bank of Japan offered how much money to Japanese banks to keep them operating to protect the country’s economy?

Answer 19

US$183 billion

Question 20

Before 2011, what % of Japan’s energy came from nuclear power?

Answer 20

27%

Question 21

By 2013, what % of Japan’s energy came from nuclear power?

Answer 21

Less than 1%

Question 22

Nepal was hit by what magnitude earthquake in 2015?

Answer 22

7.8

Question 23

How many people died as a result of the earthquake and aftershocks in Nepal in 2015?

Answer 23

8633

Question 24

In 2016, what was Nepal’s world rank of GDP per capita out of 229 countries?

Answer 24

197th

Question 25

What was the estimated financial loss of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal?

Answer 25

US$5 billion

Question 26

What was the global population in 1960?

Answer 26

3 billion

Question 27

Between 1994-2013 what was the average number of deaths per disaster in:

a) Developing country
b) Developed country

Answer 27

a) 322

b) 105

Question 28

A report in 2015 found that 8/10 of the most at-risk cities from natural hazards in the world were in which country?

Answer 28

The Philippines

Question 29

In most years, how many typhoons hit the Philippines each year?

Answer 29

15

Question 30

How many volcanoes does the Philippines have?

Answer 30

47

Question 31

What % of the population of the Philippines live within 30km of a volcano?

Answer 31

30%

Question 32

What % of the population of the Philippines live in poverty?

Answer 32

25%

Question 33

In what year was the Philippines struck by three natural disasters within three months of one another (earthquake; Typhoon Haiyan; and floods).

Answer 33

2013