✅HAZARDS mini Case Studies - Earthquakes, Afghanistan & Taiwan 2004

Question 1

Taiwan and Afghanistan earthquake date (same month)

Answer 1

March 2002

Question 2

Taiwan Earthquake features

Answer 2

7.1
epicenter in NE Taiwan, over 50 km from Taipei and Hsuehshan
Where Philippine plate subducts under Eurasian plate

Question 3

Taiwan EQ impacts

Answer 3

5 killed
Fires, buildings cracked but not collapsed
60 aftershocks caused landslides which damaged property

Question 4

Afghanistan earthquake features

Answer 4

6.1
lasted 10 hours
in remote mountain region, 150 km from city Kabul

Question 5

Afghanistan EQ impacts

Answer 5

killed 800 to 1000
left 20,000 homeless

Question 6

Why Taiwan was not badly affected

Answer 6

Has a high-tech warning system in place, as EQs occur regularly in Taiwan
Epicenter was far
Modern buildings coped well
Much wealthier than Afghanistan

Question 7

Why Afghanistan was affected so badly

Answer 7

War-torn, poor
Houses not designed to withstand
EQ was shallow, depth of 8 km
Destructive margin
Response limited to emergency shelters

Question 8

Taiwan GDP

Answer 8

$791 billion

Question 9

Afghanistan GDP

Answer 9

$14 billion

Question 10

How often do both countries receive EQs

Answer 10

Very often
+100 a year