Kobe

Question 1

Date and time?

Answer 1

17th Jan. 1995

5:46am

Question 2

Strength and how long?

Answer 2

7.2 r.s.

20 seconds

Question 3

Where was the epicentre?

Answer 3

20km south of Kobe

Question 4

Which plates where involved

Answer 4

Philippine plate (oceanic) sub ducts under the Eurasian plate (continental)

Question 5

What type of boundary was it?

Answer 5

Destructive

Question 6

Short term effects?

Answer 6

200,000 buildings collapsed

1km of Hanshin Expressway collapsed

Question 7

Long term effects?

Answer 7

Ruptured gas pipes lead to a fire

Mitsubishi and Panasonic closed

Question 8

How many people died/ injured?

Answer 8

6434 killed, 40,000+ injured

Question 9

How much was the damage worth?

Answer 9

$220 billion

Question 10

How many homes were without electricity/ water?

Answer 10

2 million homes without electricity, 1 million homes without fresh water for 5 days

Question 11

Responses?

Answer 11

7eleven provided food and bottled water
Search parties
Repairing roads
Investment in prediction equipment