Kobe, Japan 1995

Question 1

What two plates was it?
Focus?
Richter scale

Answer 1

Eurasian and Philippine

7.2

Question 2

Background

Answer 2

amended buildings regulations 1960 and 1980 so that buildings largely built after this were not affected by earthquake.

Question 3

Death toll

Total cost

Answer 3

6,434

$200 billion

Question 4

Monitoring and prediction in Japan

Answer 4

Historically all earthquakes are well documented
Evacuation routes and super proofed road networks - minimise risk of isolated communities.
100 seismometers
Extensive education - not drills in place yet.
Basic early warning systems in place - street speakers

Question 5

Impacts - social

Answer 5

400,000 irreparable buildings after event
300 separate fires
Most deaths in city - 4,000 of them.
86% of railway fixed within 1 month : Kobe rapid railway.

Question 6

Impacts - economic

Answer 6

1/2 cost rebuilding road infrastructure, services, and transport
Expensive and do it swiftly
The quick recovery cost 10 percent of their GDP.
Within 6 months , manufacturing at around 98% of pre earthquake levels

Question 7

Environmental

Answer 7

Particulate matter supporting wide scale smog with smash fuelled from raging fires.
20m tonnes of water clear from Kobe which was polluted with fuels - 15 percent reduction in sea life.

Question 8

Other responses

Answer 8

Internal Japan led and effective
Wrath - family support and temp accommodation
- people just moved to other areas of island with family or in temporary accommodation that was far better equipped.
Japan deals regularly with earthquakes.