Seismicity case studies

Question 0

Haiti impacts?

Answer 0

1) cost $14 billion
2) 1 in three buildings pancaked
3) 200,000 dead

Question 1

Haiti background?

Answer 1

1) 12th January 2010
2) mag 7
3) strike slip fault
4) focus was 13km down below puerto au prince

Question 2

Haiti solutions?

Answer 2

1) reliefweb gave $2.5 billion
2) Australia acted quickly giving $26.2 bill and providing fresh water, food, shelter, and education and protection for 4,800 children
3) as a result, 10.5 million rebuilt there homes and could start their lives again

Question 3

Japan background?

Answer 3

1) March 11th 2011
2) mag 9
3) rupture of 3km (sea bed moved up by 10m)

Question 4

Japan impacts?

Answer 4

1) tilted the axis by 25cm now the days are slightly shorter because of this
2) 10,000 dead
3) 2X that missing
4) 1/3 buildings pancaked

Question 5

Japan solutions?

Answer 5

1) buildings are guilty far better now with ductile braces and shock absorbers to absorb the quake (2X as flexible)

Question 6

Christchurch background?

Answer 6

1) 21st feb 2011
2) mag 6.3
3) the focus was 5km down and the epicentre was 13km away from the CBD
4) pacific plate subducting below the Australian plate

Question 7

Christchurch impacts?

Answer 7

1) 155 killed
2) cost £8 billion
3) interest rates were cut due to the damage and this resulted in a decline in the value of the US dollar

Question 8

Christchurch solutions?

Answer 8

1) 120 people rescued

2) CERA set up for 5 years to over look the construction of the town (10,000 buildings had to be demolished and rebuilt)