Tectonics Case Studies Flashcards
Haiti
What was the magnitude of the quake?
7
Haiti
How many dead and missing?
316,000
Haiti
What was the economic cost?
$14 billion
Haiti
What proportion of the city was destroyed?
1/3
Haiti
What year was the quake?
2010
Haiti
When did all camps have basic water, housing and sanitation?
April 2010
China
When was the China earthquake?
2008
China
What was the magnitude of the China Earthquake?
7.9
China
How many dead or missing?
87,000
China
What was the cost of the quake?
$125.6 billion
China
How much did it cost to restore infrastructure?
$75 million
China
How much was donated to the red cross 2 weeks after?
$100 million
Japan
When was the Japan quake?
2011
Japan
What was the magnitude?
9
Japan
How many were dead or missing?
19,800
Japan
What was the cost of the quake?
$240 billion
Japan
How many members of the Japan defense force mobilised to deal with the quake?
100,000
Japan
How long did it take for the motorway to be replaced?
6 days
Indian Ocean
When was the Tsunami?
2004
Indian Ocean
What was the magnitude of the quake that caused it?
9.3m
Indian Ocean
How high were the waves on impact?
17m
Indian Ocean
How many people affected?
5 million
Indian Ocean
How many people dead?
300,000
Eyjafjallajokull
When was the eruption?
2010
Eyjafjallajokull
How many passengers were stranded around the world?
10 million
Eyjafjallajokull
How many commercial flights were cancelled worldwide?
100,000
Eyjafjallajokull
How much did the European economy lose?
$5 billion
How thick is Oceanic crust?
7-20 km
How thick is continental crust?
70km
What type of rock is the oceanic plate made from?
SIMA - Silica and Magnesium
What type of rock is continental plate made from?
SIAL - Silica and Aluminium
When did Wegner come up with continental drift?
1912
When was Harry Hess’ sea floor spread theory?
1962
How many countries does the East African Rift stretch through? How ling is it?
8 countries
6000 km
Name an example of a fold mountain range?
Himalayas
When was the Christchurch earthquake? When was its aftershock?
September 2010
Feb 2011
How many people died in the Christchurch earthquake?
180
How long were schools closed for in Christchurch?
2 weeks
How much international aid was provided for the Christchurch earthquake?
$6-7 million
Name an example of a fault formed by a conservative plate?
San Andreas Fault
How fast do P waves move?
8km a second
How fast do S waves move?
4km/second
How hot can lava flows be?
1170°c
How hot can pyroclastic flows be?
700°c
What % of a Gas eruption is water vapour?
80%
How fast can Tsunami waves move?
500 mph
What percentage of the world’s population above 60 live in less developed regions?
66%
When ranking the threat of ageing populations, where is Myanmar compared to Japan? Why?
7/190
133/190
Japan have better resistant tech
What plates are the Philippines on?
Eurasian and Philippine boundary
Name a Volcano in the Philippines?
Mount Mayon
What event caused drought in Phillipenes?
2010 El Niño
What 2 reasons showed the unpreparedness for the Nepal 2015 quake?
1) Khaqtmandu’s buildings nearly all collapsed as they were not A seismic
2) Nepal lost $15bn - 25% of GDP
Name an example of Land Use Zoning
The area around Mount Taranaki in New Zealand
When was lava redirection used?
1983 Mount Etna in Italy
Where was GIS mapping used?
Nepal 2015
What percentage of Japans buildings are A-seismic ?
75%
What mobile phones have warnings on them?
Android Earthquake Alert System
Where was the first example of crisis mapping used?
2010 Haiti
How many schools in Japan regularly practice earthquake drills?
6284
