tectonics case study Flashcards
when and where was the boxing day tsunami?
2004, Indian ocean
how many countries were affected by the boxing day tsunami, and how many people?
14 countries and 5 million people
how tall was the boxing day tsunami?
30m
what was the death toll for the boxing day tsunami?
280000
by how much was the eurasian plate lifted upwards during the tohoku earthquake/tsunami?
9m
How long did it take the tohoku tsunami to reach the coast?
10 minutes
how tall was the tohoku tsunami? and why did it reach this height?
40 m as the coastal area is particularly shallow
What was the tohoku death toll?
16000
how many people where injured? (tohoku)
6000
how many buildings where destroyed during tohoku?
40000, including 300 hospitals
what was the total cost of the tohoku disaster?
$300 billion
what was the haiti earthquake death toll?
316,000
how many people were left homeless by the haiti earthquake?
1 million
how much did the haiti earthquake cost?
$8 billion
how many people where rescued from ruble after the haiti earthquake?
132
how many people where killed by the cholera outbreak after the haiti earthquake?
9000
how many people where killed by the montserrat volcano
19
how many flights where cancelled because of the Eyjafallajokull volcano?
100k
What was the magnitude of the boxing day tsunami (Banda Ache) ?
9
When was the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami?
March 2011
How many were evacuated from the Fukushima meltdown?
200k
What percentage of the Tohoku deaths where for people over 60?
65%
When was the Haiti earthquake?
January 2010
What was the magnitude of the Haiti earthquake?
7
How many were injured by the Haiti earthquake?
300k
How much was donated to Haiti in response to the earthquake? and what is the esimated percentage of that to reach the victims?
$ 1 billion
2%
After how many months had how much rubble still not been cleared?
6 months
98%
What percentage of buildings collapsed in the Haiti earthquake?
70%
How many NGOs were operating in Haiti?
over 400
When did the Montserrat volcano start and when was the first major incident?
1995
June 1997
In what year did the Eyafjollajokul volcano erupt?
2010
What was the magnitude of the Eyafjollajokul volcano?
VEI of 4
How much did the Eyafjollajokul volcano cost international airlines?
£130 million a day
When was the New Zealand, Christchurch earthquake?
Feb, 2011
What was the magnitude of the Christchurch earthquake?
6
How many people died in the christchurch earthquake?
185
Why was the impact of the christchurch earthquake much greater than it should?
due to time of onset
What was the estimated damage cost of the christchurch earthquake?
$40 billion
When was the eruption of Mount Pinatubo?
June 1991
How many people were killed by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo?
500
Why was the impact of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo worsened?
Typhoon Yunya struck at the same time
