Tectonics Case Studies

Question 1

What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 1

Magnitude 7
Meecalli scale 9

Question 2

What was the death toll of the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 2

Up to 300,000

Question 3

What year was the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 3

2010

Question 4

Why did the Haiti earthquake have such big impacts?

Answer 4

Poorest country
Corrupt government
Unplanned settlements

Question 5

What were the problems with the Haiti earthquake?

Answer 5

46% lives in slums
Aid camps built on rubbish tip
Lack of emergency plans
No disaster insurance
Outbreak of cholera
70% of buildings collapsed

Question 6

What was rhetorical magnitude of the Japan earthquake?

Answer 6

9

Question 7

What did the Japan earthquake cause?

Answer 7

40m tall tsunami

Question 8

What was the cost of the tohoku (Japan) earthquake?

Answer 8

$235 billion
Second most costly in the world

Question 9

What was the death count of the tohoku earthquake?

Answer 9

200,000

Question 10

Why was there a high death rate?

Answer 10

Alerts to phones and defences created a false sense of security meaning people didn’t start evacuating in time
56% of deaths over 65

Question 11

What were problems after the tohoku earthquake?

Answer 11

Flooded nucleur power station increased radiation levels
Left vulnerable as there was a lack of resources and shelter

Question 12

What was the magnitude of the Indian Ocean earthquake?

Answer 12

9

Question 13

How tall was the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 13

30ft high

Question 14

What was the death toll of the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 14

250,000

Question 15

What were some of the impacts of the Indian Ocean tsunami

Answer 15

Towns destroyed
2 million homeless
Outbreak of diseases
Boxing Day so lots of tourists that didn’t know the signs

Question 16

What happened after the Indian Ocean tsunami

Answer 16

Warning system was put in place
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System

Question 17

When was the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 17

Boxing Day 2004

Question 18

Why did 1 island have no deaths during the Indian Ocean tsunami?

Answer 18

As there was an old story that said if the sea recedes go to the hill

Question 19

What was the magnitude of the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 19

7.9

Question 20

When was the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 20

2008

Question 21

What was the death toll of Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 21

87,000

Question 22

Some of the impacts of the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 22

4.8million left homeless
Buildings not earthquake proof and was during mid day so collapsed on school children

Question 23

What happened after the Sichuan earthquake?

Answer 23

$140 billion spent to repair
All buildings built to be earthquake proof
Quick and effective response + recovery
99% completed by 2012

Question 24

When was the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 24

2011

Question 25

What was the death toll of Christchurch?

Answer 25

185 killed 3129 injured

Question 26

What were some of the impacts of the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 26

$28 billion damage Liquefaction destroyed buildings Schools closed for 2 weeks 2 large aftershocks within 4 months

Question 27

What happened after the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 27

Chemical toilets provided Construction of 10,000 affordable homes Land use zoning $6-7 million of international aid

Question 28

What was the Iceland eruption called?

Answer 28

Eyjafjallajökull

Question 29

When was the Iceland eruption?

Answer 29

2010

Question 30

What happens during the Icelandic eruption?

Answer 30

Eruption under an ice sheet Caused massive ash clouds blocking the sun

Question 31

What were some of the impacts of the Icelandic eruption?

Answer 31

500m fissure opened European airspace to a standstill Ash blocked the sun Flooding Houses, roads and crops destroyed Had to wear masks Felt as far as Kenya

Question 32

What were some of the positives from the Icelandic eruption?

Answer 32

Eruption was successfully predicted Meant there was no deaths

Question 33

When was the nevado del Ruiz eruption?

Answer 33

1985

Question 34

What was the death toll of nevado del Ruiz?

Answer 34

23,000

Question 35

Facts about nevardo del Ruiz?

Answer 35

Most destructive eruption in history Largest lahar

Question 36

Impact of the nevardo del Ruiz eruption?

Answer 36

Unaware of eruption- covered by the storm Most of town buried or swept away- 3/4 of townspeople

Question 37

What caused the impacts of the nevardo del Ruiz earthquake?

Answer 37

Citizens charmed by radio messages so didn’t evacuate Blame lies with Colombian gov as they received multiple warnings to evacuate them Banner at mass funeral said “volcano didn’t kill 22,000 people the government killed them”

Question 38

When was the montserrat eruption?

Answer 38

1995

Question 39

Problems with the montserrat eruption?

Answer 39

Volcano was dormant for 300 years Remained active for 5 years Devastated by pyroclastic flows

Question 40

Impacts of the montserrat eruption?

Answer 40

70% rent rise Skill shortage Unemployment between 7% and 50% Went from 11,000 population to 5,000 South was divided into 5 parts

Question 41

What was the magnitude of the turkey/syria earthquake?

Answer 41

7.8

Question 42

When was the turkey/Syria earthquake?

Answer 42

2023

Question 43

What was the death toll of the turkey/syria earthquake?

Answer 43

55,000 deaths 130,000 injured

Question 44

Impact of the turkey/ Syria eruption?

Answer 44

Millions of people displaced- long term as well Economic decline Led to global inflation War impacted food supplies

Question 45

Problems caused by the turkey/ Syria earthquake?

Answer 45

5th deadliest in the century Turkeys dams and nuclear faculties drew international attention due to unknown structural integrity