Tectonics earthquake case studies Flashcards
Japan, preparation
Strict building regulation, 75% of buildings in Japan, aseismic
Low level of corruption so by building regulations strictly enforced
10 m high sea walls, evacuation, and prefabricated homes.
Emergency kits required at every home in office and early warning system.
First of September is national natural disaster prevention day.
Japan, preparation, lacking
Nuclear reactor Fukushima power plant not built to withstand such a large tsunami and a lack of basic safety procedures, planning and prep
Japan, response
Rapid within 24 hours 110,000 defence troops had been mobilised.
All radio and TV stations switched official earthquake coverage
bank of Japan Offered $ 103 billion to Japanese banks
quickly accepted help from rescue and recovery teams from over 20
Japan earthquake year magnitude, location
2011
magnitude 9.0
100 km east of Sendai
In China, year magnitude and region
2008
magnitude 7.9
mountainous region in Southeast China.
Social impacts, China
5 million made homeless over 10 provinces earthquake also triggered son landslides lead to quarter of earthquake related deaths also affects farmlands which affects primary sector
China preparation
Government corruption often ignored building codes and accepted bribes. Thousands of schools fell down next to property, built government buildings, killing many children
had more money available to pay for a rescue and aid efforts.
China, location, rural impact
Meant the damage was concentrated in rural areas in small towns - perhaps low quality housing, easy, claps, but also steel hard concrete buildings may not be as frequent therefore may be less dangerous 
China response
Strong central government able to respond quickly within hours 130,000 soldiers and relief workers being sent into affected areas. However, they had to parachute or hike into areas due to landslides. Therefore rescue efforts were delayed medical services quickly restored which helped avoid outbreaks of disease.
Government pledged to US $ 10 billion for building works and
Chinese banks wrote off debts of any survivors without insurance
within two weeks Temporary homes, roads and bridges were being built.
Haiti, magnitude, year and location
2010
magnitude 7.0
shallow focus, 13 km close (24km) to high density, Port-au-Prince. 
Haiti secondary impacts
Liquefaction on loose soil, cause many building foundations to sink
Haiti preparation
Developing country, poor and limited resources
no living memory so people were unaware on what to do
high-level corruption - lack of building controls and regulation poorly built slum housing which quickly collapsed in shaking like a disaster preparation.
Many people were and still are living in poverty so do not Have the resources to cope with the effects on earthquake
Only seismometer in a secondary school 
Haiti Response
Palace and government official buildings collapsed so left without leadership. Quarter of government officials were killed.
Only had one airport and several ports, which then were damaged so aid was difficult to get in
outbreak of cholera and the lack of medical supplies and trained healthcare workers cause disease spread
because of concerns of political corruption and mismanagement people are unwilling to channel money progress
has been slow progress 80,000 Haitian still live in temporary housing or camps.
