Tectonic Hazard CASE STUDIES

Question 1

Give some background information on the New Zealand Earthquake.

Answer 1

Place: New Zealand
Magnitude: 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale.
Date: November 2016
GPD per capita: US $40,331
Plate boundry: Destructive and conservative.

Question 1

Give some background information on the Nepal Earthquake.

Answer 1

Place: Nepal
Magnitude:7.8 on the moment magnitude scale.
Date: April 2015
GPD per capita: US $690
Plate boundry: Destructive

Question 2

Give 3 primary effects of the New Zealand Earthquake

Answer 2

1. 2 people died
2. tens of thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed
3. 60 people needed emergency housing

Question 3

Give 3 primary effects of the Nepal Earthquake

Answer 3

1. 9000 people died
2. 800 000 buildings were damaged or destroyed
3. 4 million people were left homeless.

Question 4

Give 3 secondary effects of the New Zealand earthquake.

Answer 4

1. there were 10 000 landslides
2. major landslide blocked the Clarence river
3. The earthquake generated a tsunami with waves around 5m leaving debris 250m inland.

Question 5

Give 3 secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake.

Answer 5

1. Avalanches on Mount Everest killed 18 people
2. Mountain roads blocked by landslides, preventing access of emergency aid
3. Lack of clean water caused a typhus outbreak killing 13 people.

Question 6

Give 3 immediate responses to New Zealand earthquake

Answer 6

1. Tsunami warning issued quickly, residents in coastal areas were asked to move to higher ground.
2. Hundreds of people were housed in emergency shelters and community centres.
3. Power was restored within a few hours and water supplies were set up.

Question 7

Give 3 immediate responses to the Nepal earthquake.

Answer 7

1. India and China sent teams to help people
2. The Red Cross set up emergency shelters for 130 000 families who had lost their homes.
3. Charities such as Oxfam provided medicine, food and temporary water supplies.

Question 8

Give 3 long-term responses to the New Zealand Earthquake.

Answer 8

1. $5.3 mil of funding to help rebuild water systems and harbour.
2. Most road and rail routes were reopened in 2 years.
3. In March 2017 a new water system was installed to prevent breakages in other earthquakes.

Question 9

Give 3 long-term responses to the Nepal earthquake.

Answer 9

1. The road from Nepal to Tibet was reopened after 2 years but many other routes remained damaged.
2. Water supplies are being restored years after the event but many people still didn’t have access to clean water.
3. The World Bank Group financed $500 mil worth of projects to build earthquake resistant buildings and roads etc but some projects are still ongoing.

Question 10

What was the cost of damage in Nepal?

What percent of their GDP did this account for?

Answer 10

$5 billion

33%

Question 11

What was the cost of damage in New Zealand?

What percent of their GDP did this account for?

Answer 11

$8.5 billion

1%