Tectonic Case Studies

Question 1

What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

7.0

Question 2

When was the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

January 2010

Question 3

Where was the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 3

24km from Port-au-Prince

Question 4

How many people died in the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 4

250,000

Question 5

What was the the cost of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 5

US $14 billion

Question 6

Why did a lot of buildings collapse in the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 6

Poor building standards due to national poverty

Question 7

What was the magnitude of the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 7

7.9

Question 8

How many people were affected by the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 8

45 million

Question 9

How many people were made homeless by the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 9

5 million

Question 10

How many deaths were due to landslides the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 10

A quarter

Question 11

What was the root cause for the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 11

Poor governance; corruption; accepting bribes to shortcut building standards

Question 12

Why was rescue and aid so effective for the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 12

China is wealthy
Over 100,000 soldiers deployed within hours
Parachuting and hiking to remote areas

Question 13

How much did the Sichuan earthquake cost?

Answer 13

US $126 billion

Question 14

When was the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 14

May 2008

Question 15

What was the magnitude of the Japan earthquake?

Answer 15

9.0

Question 16

When was the Japan earthquake?

Answer 16

March 2011

Question 17

How high was the tsunami of the Japan earthquake?

Answer 17

10m

Question 18

How far inland did the tsunami of the Japan earthquake reach?

Answer 18

10km

Question 19

How many people were evacuated due to the damaging of the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant?

Answer 19

47,000

Question 20

How many people were killed by the Japan earthquake and tsunami?

Answer 20

20,000 people

Question 21

How much did the Japan earthquake cost?

Answer 21

US $240 billion

Question 22

What percentage of buildings in Japan were earthquake-resistant?

Answer 22

75%

Question 23

What hi-tech systems saved lives in Japan?

Answer 23

Early-warning system to mobile phones

Question 24

When was the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 24

Boxing Day 2004

Question 25

Where was the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 25

West of the coast of Sumatra

Question 26

What was the magnitude of the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 26

Between 9.0 and 9.3

Question 27

How many people died (or are still missing) in the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 27

300,000 people

Question 28

How many people were left homeless by the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 28

1.7 million people

Question 29

How high were the tsunami waves at landfall, for the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 29

17m high (Banda Aceh)

Question 30

When was the Eyjafjallajökull eruption?

Answer 30

April 2010

Question 31

How many commercial flights did Eyjafjallajökull cancel?

Answer 31

100,000

Question 32

How many passengers were stranded?

Answer 32

10 million

Question 33

How much did Eyjafjallajökull cost the airline industry?

Answer 33

£1.1 billion

Question 34

How much did Eyjafjallajökull cost the European economy?

Answer 34

£3.3 billion

Question 35

How much did Kenyan flower exports lose from Eyjafjallajökull?

Answer 35

£2.5m per day

Question 36

On what Philippine Island did a landslide occur?

Answer 36

Leyte Island, 2006

Question 37

What caused the Leyte Island landslide?

Answer 37

Heavy rainfall for 10 days

Question 38

What was the impact of the Leyte Island landslide?

Answer 38

A whole village was buried, including a school | 1100 were killed

Question 39

In what year did Mt Pinatubo last erupt?

Answer 39

1991

Question 40

What was the main cause of death from Mt Pinatubo?

Answer 40

Lahars

Question 41

Where does the Philippines HDI rank in the world?

Answer 41

116

Question 42

What was the magnitude of the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 42

6.2 | aftershock of a 7.1 earthquake in 2010

Question 43

When was the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 43

2011

Question 44

How many people were displaced by the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 44

50,000

Question 45

How many people died in the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 45

181

Question 46

What was the significant secondary effect of the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 46

Liquefaction

Question 47

Why was the liquefaction at Christchurch so impactful?

Answer 47

Infrastructure was already weakened by the Canterbury earthquake. It affected the suburbs, undermining foundations and roads

Question 48

How much silt was produced in the Christchurch earthquake, and what was its impact?

Answer 48

200,000 tonnes | It washed onto roads and solidified under cars

Question 49

How much was the cost of to rebuild after the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 49

$40 billion

Question 50

What is a Lahar?

Answer 50

A hot mudflow flowing down a volcano's river valley

Question 51

How many people died in the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 51

90,000

Question 52

How many people are missing form the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 52

Almost 20,000

Question 53

What was the VEI of Eyjafjallajökull?

Answer 53

4

Question 54

What was the effect of Eyjafjallajökull?

Answer 54

Volcanic ash cloud disrupted air travel across Europe

Question 55

What was the VEI of Mt Pinatubo?

Answer 55

6

Question 56

How many people died in Mt Pinatubo?

Answer 56

850

Question 57

Why was the management of Mt Pinatubo successful?

Answer 57

20,000 people evacuated | e.g. to Manila

Question 58

How many people died in Eyjafjallajökull?

Answer 58

0

Question 59

How many typhoons does the Philippines suffer each year?

Answer 59

5 with "potential to do damage"

Question 60

How many active volcanoes does the Philippines have?

Answer 60

23

Question 61

What is the minimum-magnitude earthquake the Philippines is hit by each year?

Answer 61

6.0

Question 62

How did Eyjafjallajökull affect Asia?

Answer 62

Nissan halted 3 models in Japan because parts supply was disrupted