Tectonic Processes (CASE STUDIES)

Question 1

Haiti 2010

Answer 1

• 250,000 dead.
• 300,000 injured.
• 2 million homeless.
• 7.0 magnitude, 8.1 focal depth.
• Port - au - Prince
• $14 billion damage costs.

Question 2

Japan 2011

Answer 2

• 9.0/9.1 Earthquake.
• focal depth 30km below Pacific Ocean.
• 18000 dead.
• 450,000 homeless.
• $220 billion damage costs.

Question 3

Christchurch 2011

Answer 3

• 183 deaths.
• magnitude 6.7
• focal depth 5km.
• homeless 10,000
• injuries 7000
• $40 billion damage costs.
• conservative boundary.