Seismic hazards are dangerous

Question 1

What is an example of a seismic event?

Answer 1

Haiti

Question 2

When did Haiti take place?

Answer 2

2010

Question 3

What was the magnitude of Haiti on the MMS?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

What is the risk and vulnerability in Haiti?

Answer 4

High risk - lies at the auction of the North American and Caribbean plates
High vulnerability - extreme poverty and poor housing conditions exacerbate death toll

Question 5

What was the death toll of Haiti?

Answer 5

160,000

Question 6

How many people were injured during Haiti?

Answer 6

300,000

Question 7

How many people were made homeless during Haiti?

Answer 7

2.3 million

Question 8

How many residences were destroyed during Haiti?

Answer 8

An estimated 250,000

Question 9

Why were so many residences destroyed during Haiti?

Answer 9

Low construction standards

No building codes

Question 10

What are some examples of government or public buildings which were damaged during Haiti?

Answer 10

Palace of justice

The Supreme Court

Question 11

How many hospitals were destroyed in Port-au-Prince during Haiti?

Answer 11

All of them

Question 12

How many schools were destroyed during Haiti?

Answer 12

1,300

Question 13

What did the collapse of water supplies, a lack of basic sanitation and unburied bodies lead too during Haiti?

Answer 13

A spread of disease - 8000 people died in a cholera outbreak

Question 14

What was an immediate response during Haiti?

Answer 14

The US government deployed 3,500 soldiers
The UK sent out a rescue team with dogs to look for survivors
Crucial aid was slow to arrive due to the damaged port.
USA sent rescue teams and 10,000 troops.
Bottled water and purification tablets were provided.
235,000 people were moved to less-damaged cities away from Port-au-Prince.
The UK government donated £20 million

Question 15

What was an issue for the responses of Haiti?

Answer 15

They have little heavy lifting equipment to look for survivors in fallen buildings

Question 16

How many people were still in ‘displacement camps’ by 2014 after Haiti?

Answer 16

170,000

Question 17

How many people lacked access to electricity by 2014 after Haiti?

Answer 17

70%

Question 18

What positives have been reached by 2014 for Haiti?

Answer 18

50% of debris has been removed

New building codes have been established

Question 19

What was the final cost of Haiti?

Answer 19

$8 billion

Question 20

What is an example of an earthquake which took place in a HIC?

Answer 20

Christchurch 2011

Question 21

What were the primary impacts of Christchurch?

Answer 21

Deaths
Injuries
Building damage
Water and sewage pipes destroyed

Question 22

How many people died during Christchurch 2011?

Answer 22

181

Question 23

How many were injured during Christchurch 2011?

Answer 23

2000

Question 24

How much of the Central cities buildings were severely damaged during Christchurch?

Answer 24

50% city’s cathedral which lost its spire

Question 25

Where did Christchurch take place?

Answer 25

New Zealand

Question 26

What important building lost its spire during Christchurch?

Answer 26

The cities cathedral

Question 27

How many kilometres of water and sewage pipes were destroyed during Christchurch?

Answer 27

Hundreds of kilometres

Question 28

What were the secondary impacts of Christchurch?

Answer 28

Injured people couldn't work - loss of income Schools had to share classrooms - building damage Mental impacts Could no longer host the fiver Rugby World Cup matches - loss of tourism income

Question 29

What is the life expectancy in New Zealand?

Answer 29

81

Question 30

How many people live mom poverty in New Zealand?

Answer 30

No one

Question 31

What is the GDP in New Zealand?

Answer 31

$27,000

Question 32

What were the short term responses for Christchurch?

Answer 32

International aid Aid workers came to help Areas were zoned Police officers were flown in

Question 33

How much international aid did Christchurch get?

Answer 33

$6-7 million

Question 34

Where did aid workers come from for Christchurch?

Answer 34

Red Cross

Question 35

Why were areas zoned after Christchurch?

Answer 35

To classify cost of repairs

Question 36

How many Australian Police officers were flow in?

Answer 36

300

Question 37

What were the long term responses for Christchurch?

Answer 37

Building insurance claims Water and sewerage restored Temporary housing Infrastructure cleared of liquefaction

Question 38

How much was paid in building insurance claims after Christchurch?

Answer 38

$898

Question 39

When was water and sewerage restored for all residents?

Answer 39

August 2011

Question 40

What were the long term responses to Haiti?

Answer 40

Haiti was dependent on overseas aid. New homes were built to a higher standard although the response was slow. The port needed rebuilding which required a large amount of investment.

Question 41

How many people were still living in temporary shelters a year after Haiti?

Answer 41

One million

Question 42

What magnitude was Christchurch?

Answer 42

6.3

Question 43

What magnitude was Haiti?

Answer 43

7

Question 44

What plate did Christchurch take place on?

Answer 44

A conservative plate margin

Question 45

Which plates slide past each other during Christchurch?

Answer 45

Pacific Plate slid past the Australian Plate in the opposite direction

Question 46

What margin did Haiti take place on?

Answer 46

Destructive margin

Question 47

What plates converged during Haiti?

Answer 47

Caribbean and North American plates