Multi-hazard - Earthquake Flashcards
1
Q
Example
A
Luzon, Philippines
2
Q
Year occured
A
1990
3
Q
Richter
Mercalli
A
7.7
9
4
Q
Primary impacts
A
Schools and hospitals destroyed Christian college - 6 stories - collapsed trapping 250 people Hyatt terraces lost Quintos bridge lost to liquefaction Roads damaged by rupture $10 billion in damage
5
Q
Secondary impacts
A
1600 dead Homelessness Aftershocks 3 deaths from stampeeding Roads blocked in mountainous regions by landslides Modification to riverbeds Flooding
6
Q
Short term responses
A
Evacuation from Loakan Airport
USA and Philippine Air force
Local volunteer miners, scouts, cadets helped rescue
Health professionals flown in from Asia
7
Q
Plate movement
A
Conservative
Philippine moving past Sunda (offset of Eurasian)
