tectonic hazards Flashcards
tectonic event in a MEDC
japan earthquake
or
mt st Helens volcano
tectonic event in a LEDC
Haiti earthquake
or
Montserrat volcano
when was the japan earthquake
11th march 2011
when was the Haiti earthquake
12th January 2010
when was the mt st helens volcano
18th may 1980
when was the Montserrat volcano
18th july 1995
what plates where involved in the japan earthquake
pacific and Eurasian plates
what plates where involved in the Haiti earthquake
Caribbean and north American plates
what was the magnitude of the japan earthquake
9.0
what was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake
7.0
5 facts about the japan earthquake
- tsunami
- 2000 dead
- 4 million homes affected
- 11 march 2011
- 9.0 magnitude
- 530,000 left homeless
- £300 billion in damage
5 facts about the Haiti earthquake
- 33 aftershocks
- 230,000 people died
- 1.5 million people where left homeless
- $10 billion in damage
- 12 January 2010
- 7.0 magnitude
- 15 miles south west of the capital
where was the mt st helens volcano
Washington state usa
where was theee Montserrat volcano
island the Caribbean
mt st helens plates involved
pacific and north American plates
