New Zealand earthquake 2011 - developed country

Question 1

CAUSES

Answer 1

• Magnitude: 6.3 MMS
• created along a conservative plate boundary where the pacific plate slid past the Australian plate in opposite direction (occurred on a fault)
• only 10km deep (the focus) + 40km west of Christchurch.

Question 2

IMPACTS

Answer 2

• Surface cracking + liquefaction
• roads + buildings damaged/destroyed
• More than 180 deaths
  Although there was a lot of damage, businesses rapidly rebounded due to:
• as manufacturing industries escaped significant damage - disruption to industrial production + goods exports relatively short lived.
• Rebuild costs = $20 billion - were largely insured losses.
• BUT - tourism was effected - dropped 40% visitors in 2011.

Question 3

PRE - DISASTER

Answer 3

• land use zoning was used