Tectonics - Assessment 5 Flashcards
When was the Mount Pinatubo eruption, and what was the VEI?
1991
VEI = 6
How large was the ash cloud from the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
24km
How many people died due to tephra accumulating on houses in the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
300
When was the Haiti earthquake, and what magnitude was it?
2010
Magnitude 7.0
What % of the population were 20km from the epicenter?
25%
What year was the Tohoku, Japan earthquake?
2011
How many deaths were there from the Tohoku earthquake?
15,000
What percentage of the deaths from the Tohoku earthquake were from +65?
What percentage of the population was +65?
56%
23%
What percentage of homes in Haiti were made from weak concrete?
90%
How many homes collapsed in Haiti?
200,000
When was the El Salvador earthquake and what magnitude was it?
2001
Magnitude 7.6
How many people were killed by the El Salvador earthquake?
585
How many homes were destroyed by the Japan 1964 earthquake?
3500
What magnitude was the Japan 1964 earthquake?
7.5
What year was the Boxing Day tsunami?
2004
