Kobe Earthquake - MEDC Flashcards
1
Q
When was the earthquake?
A
17th January 1995
2
Q
What was the Richter Scale reading?
A
7.2
3
Q
What was the cause?
A
Destructive-subduction plate boundary and shallow focus
4
Q
How many people died?
A
5,500
5
Q
How many people were injured?
A
30,000
6
Q
Where did infrastructure collapse?
A
In the older suburbs
7
Q
What happened to Osaka Bay?
A
Liquefaction
8
Q
Which expressway collapsed?
A
Hanshin Expressway
9
Q
Name 4 short term responses.
A
Rapid response, emergency services and 3,000 troops sent to suburbs/Hanshin, sniffer dogs, thermal imaging cameras.
10
Q
Name 4 long term responses.
A
Retro-engineering (Osaka Bay tower), 15m rods and shock absorbers on Hanshin, CBD was rebuild within a year, 80% of the port rebuilt with in a year.
11
Q
What was the location of the earthquake?
A
Nojima Fault under CBD
