Key Facts

Question 1

What was the magnitude of the Haiti 2010 and Loma Prieta 1989 earthquakes?

Answer 1

6.9 on the richter scale.

Question 2

How many died in the Loma Prieta earthquake?

Answer 2

63.

Question 3

What proactive steps were taken to ensure not as many people would die in future eruptions in San Francisco?

Answer 3

Retrofitting infrastructure in vulnerable areas, such as the Bay Bridge, which cost $16 billion.

Question 4

What plate boundary type did the Haiti 2010 earthquake and the Loma Prieta 1989 earthquake occur on?

Answer 4

Conservative.

Question 5

What was done to predict the Loma Prieta earthquake?

Answer 5

Over 200 accelerometers were placed.

Question 6

How many emergency services were available during the Haiti eruption?

Answer 6

0.

Question 7

What happened in the Haicheng 1975 eruption?

Answer 7

The earthquake was successfully predicted.

Question 8

How many lives were saved due to the prediction of the Haicheng 1975 earthquake?

Answer 8

400,000.

Question 9

What happened in 1976 around the Haicheng region?

Answer 9

200,000 died due to an earthquake not being predicted.

Question 10

What happened during the Nevada Del Ruiz 1985 earthquake?

Answer 10

The town of Armero was destroyed, killing 23,000 out of the 27,000 residents.

Question 11

What was Colombia’s GDP per capita in 1985?

Answer 11

$1,100.

Question 12

What was the Philippines GDP per capita in 1991?

Answer 12

$700.

Question 13

What occurred a week before the 1985 eruption?

Answer 13

The M-19 Siege of the Palace of Justice.

Question 14

How many Hazard GIS maps were produced during the 1985 eruption? And who by?

Answer 14

Only 10 were produced by the USGS.

Question 15

How many were killed in the Mt Pinatubo eruption in 1991?

Answer 15

847.

Question 16

What kind of people died in the 1991 eruption?

Answer 16

Mainly local farmers and members of the Aeta tribe, who weren’t evacuated.

Question 17

How many people were evacuated from the 1991 eruption?

Answer 17

25,000.

Question 18

What precursors were shown beforehand in the 1991 eruption?

Answer 18

Small earthquakes, up to 5 on the richter scale. And releases of sulphur dioxide.

Question 19

What happened to Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) levels around Mt Pinatubo?

Answer 19

Small bursts were released (up to 5000 tonnes on some days) and 0 tonnes on others.

Question 20

What institutions monitored the Mt Pinatubo?

Answer 20

USGS and PHILVOLCS.

Question 21

What is PHILVOLCS?

Answer 21

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Question 22

What was the magnitude of both Tohoku 2011 and the Asian Tsunami 2004?

Answer 22

9.0 on the richter scale.

Question 23

How many people were killed during the Tohoku tsunami?

Answer 23

15,000.

Question 24

How much of the coastline is defended in Japan?

Answer 24

40% of the coastline is defended by a 10m high sea wall.

Question 25

What warning systems are put in place in Japan?

Answer 25

TV and Mobile Phone warning systems, giving people 20 minutes to find higher ground.

Question 26

How many people died in the Asian Tsunami 2004?

Answer 26

230,000.

Question 27

How many warning systems were in place in the 2004 tsunami?

Answer 27

0.

Question 28

How long has Kilauea been erupting for?

Answer 28

Since 1890.

Question 29

How many square miles have been erupted at Kilauea?

Answer 29

37 square miles.

Question 30

What speed did the lava flow during the Nyiragongo eruption 2002?

Answer 30

60mph.

Question 31

How many were evacuated before the Nyiragongo eruption in 2002?

Answer 31

400,000.

Question 32

Where did these people evacuate to in 2002?

Answer 32

Across the Rwandan border.

Question 33

How many died during the 2002 eruption?

Answer 33

147.

Question 34

How many died in the Kobe 1995 earthquake? And why?

Answer 34

6000, the earthquake was completely unpredicted.

Question 35

What was Japans GDP in 1995?

Answer 35

$5.3 trillion.

Question 36

What percentage of pre-1980 buildings were destroyed or damaged in the 1995 earthquake?

Answer 36

75%

Question 37

How did Japan respond to this earthquake in 1995?

Answer 37

Banned building for 2 months to renew laws, so buildings could be built to withstand earthquakes.

Question 38

How many houses were built by 1999 with aseismic design?

Answer 38

134,000.

Question 39

What magnitude was the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in 2010?

Answer 39

4 VEI.

Question 40

What was the global cost of the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in 2010?

Answer 40

$2 billion.