Haiti and Japan earthquakes Flashcards
Why is Haitis population vulnerable
its isolated
low income country
poor healthcare-low life expectancy(63)
concrete roofs-more likely to fall
corruption in government w
what do we measure earthquakes on
Richter scale using a seismograph
What is the richter scale
The Richter scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake (how powerful it is) but it doesnt tell us how dangerous it is
Cause of Haiti earthquake
Caribbean and North American plate boundary
conservative plate boundary
epicentre 15 mile under port-au-prince
7 on richter scale
what is a primary effect
a direct result of the shaking
what is a secondary effect
a indirect consequence of the shaking
how many people were killed in Haiti earthquake
316,000 were killed
Secondary effects of Haiti earthquake
cholera outbreak-water became contaminated
unemployment- port destroyed
1.3 million people became homeless
100,000 out of the 316,000 died from diseases
Primary effects of Haiti earthquake
250,000 buildings destroyed
Prison destroyed and 4000 inmates got out
over 50 hospitals destroyed
schools badly damaged
what are short-term responses
a response in the days and weeks after a disaster has happened
what are long-term responses
responses that go on for months or years after a disaster
short-term responses Haiti
and how bad they were
USA sent rescue teams and troops
tents and tarpaulin shelters provides
gave out water
one ambulance available in whole of port-au-prince
rescue teams took days to arrive
no permanent housing made
long-term responses Haiti and how bad they were
a few hundred home built to higher standards but over 1mil still living in temporary shelters
over 200,000 people moved to less damaged cities
city rebuilt by residents
Money donated
6 months after 98% of the rubble remained uncleared some blocking vital access roads
what year did Haitis earthquake happen
2010
What year did japans earthquake happen
2012
what caused Japan earthquake
Destructive plate boundary
pacific and euroasion plates
9 on richter scale
caused tsunami-40.5m
who many people died in Japan
over 15,000
primary effects Japan
over 1mill building damaged
1100 sections of train tracks damaged
Fukushima nuclear power plant badly damaged leaving 4.4mill people without electricity
Skyscraper in Tokyo swayed but damage was limited due to earthquake resistant design
coastal areas within 130km of epicentre completely wiped out
4 ports destroyed
secondary effects Japan
tsunami which overtook flood defences
damages cost Japanese governmen $300 billion
children separated from families
one year after 300,000 people still live in temporary homes
long-term responses Japan
railway network was fully functional
food export limited due to radiation fears
Priority was to rebuild
330,000 homes were being repaired within 6 days
some roads had been repaired
short-term responses Japan
mass graves- reduce risk of disease spreading
8 min warning of earthquake
42% evacuated after tsunami warning
116 countries and 28 organisations helped
people were prepared
only one hospital still functioning
doctors came to help
Temporary clinics
Japans vulnerability
had flood walls
most studied country-seismology
Warning system
housing regulation
