Mass Movement and Earthquakes

Question 1

Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - How many people were made homeless?

Answer 1

400,000

Question 2

Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - How many homes were destroyed?

Answer 2

90,000 + plantations, roads, highways and the airport were destroyed

Question 3

Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - What was the trigger?

Answer 3

Very heavy rain - 900mm of rain in 2 days

Question 4

Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How many people died?

Answer 4

1,300

Question 5

Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How long had deforestation been happening?

Answer 5

Deforestation had been going on for the past 70 years

Question 6

Philippines mudslide, 2003 - What was the tigger?

Answer 6

200cms of rain fell in 10 days

Question 7

Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How much did the disaster appeal raise?

Answer 7

$1.6mn

Question 8

Philippines mudslide, 2003 - What did the governement commission?

Answer 8

The government commissioned a $1.5mn geohazard survey of southern Leyte

Question 9

Philippines mudslide, 2003 - How many villages were evacuated?

Answer 9

11 nearby villages were evacuated as a precaution

Question 10

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the standard of living like in Haiti?

Answer 10

70% of people were living in less than that US$2 a day
86% of people in Port au Prince were living in slum conditions
50% of people had no access to toilets
30% of people had access to tap water

Question 11

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the magnitude and when did it happen?

Answer 11

7.0 magnitude

12th January 2010

Question 12

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the epicentre and the focus?

Answer 12

Epicentre - 15km

Focus - 8km

Question 13

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people were living in the most affected area?

Answer 13

2 million

Question 14

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people died?

Answer 14

230,000

Question 15

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many homes were damaged/destroyed?

Answer 15

180,000

Question 16

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people were made homeless?

Answer 16

1.5 million

Question 17

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How much rubble and debris was there?

Answer 17

19mn cubic metres

Question 18

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people ended up living in camps?

Answer 18

1.5 million

Question 19

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many camps were there?

Answer 19

1100 - 54 of which housed 5000 people

Question 20

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people left Port au Prince?

Answer 20

600,000

Question 21

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many schools were damaged/destroyed?

Answer 21

5000

Question 22

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people were provided with emergency shelter?

Answer 22

1.9million

Question 23

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What happened to buildings after the earthquake?

Answer 23

3/4 of 120,000 buildings that were inspected could be lived in or repaired a few months after the attack

Question 24

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What did survivors get?

Answer 24

200,000 people received cash or food for public works

1 emergency toilet for every 200 survivors

Question 25

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - What was the cost of rebuilding?

Answer 25

The total estimated cost of rebuilding is US$11.5 billion which would take 5-10 years

Question 26

Venezuela Debris Flows, 1999 - What was the death toll?

Answer 26

15,000 to 30,000

Question 27

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How much money was raised by the DEC?

Answer 27

£101mn

Question 28

The Haiti Earthquake, 2010 - How many people did the funds help?

Answer 28

1.2mn people

Question 29

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - When was it?

Answer 29

4th September 2010

Question 30

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - What was the magnitude of the earthquake?

Answer 30

7.1

Question 31

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - What was the epicentre and focus of the earthquake?

Answer 31

Epicentre - 40km from Christchurch | Focus - Depth of 10km

Question 32

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - How many homes were damaged?

Answer 32

100,000

Question 33

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - How much did the damage cost?

Answer 33

Cost of damage was NZD$4bn - NZD$1bn on commercial infrastructure

Question 34

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - How many people were killed?

Answer 34

120 people

Question 35

The Canterbury Earthquake, New Zealand - Why did there need to be an increase in medical care?

Answer 35

Increase in heart attacks per after the quake - 8-10 a day instead of 2-3 a day

Question 36

North Anatolian Fault - How long is the fault line?

Answer 36

1000km from east to west through Northern Turkey

Question 37

How many people were killed in the 1999 Izmit earthquake?

Answer 37

18,000

Question 38

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - When did it happen?

Answer 38

Friday 11th March 2011, 30 mins after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that was 3000km off the coastline

Question 39

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - How many people were killed?

Answer 39

25,000

Question 40

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - How many buildings were damaged?

Answer 40

200,000

Question 41

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - How many aftershocks were there?

Answer 41

7000

Question 42

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - How many people were left without running water?

Answer 42

1million

Question 43

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - How many soldiers were mobilised to organise rescue work?

Answer 43

100,000

Question 44

Japan's Tohoku tsunami - How many specialist search and rescue teams were deployed from the UK?

Answer 44

63