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Earthquakes case studies
- Chile
- When 27th February 2019
- Chile's GDP is 38th out of 193 (UK is 6th)
- What? a 8.8 R earthquake just off the coast of central Chile
- Where ?.Occurred at the destructive plate margin where the
Nazca plate is being subducted by the less dense continental
South American plate.
- Tusnami warnings issued as earthquake occurred pout at sea. this
warning saved lives Chile has access to these prediction monitors.
- Primary effects ( What's caused by the ground shacking)
- 500 people killed 1200 injured
- lots of homes hospitals schools destroyed
- Cost of earthquake estimated at 30
billion us dollars
- Loss of power water and
communications.
- Secondary effects ( what's caused as a result of the
primary effects)
- 1500 km of roads destroyed therefore aid is hard
to get in and remote communities were cut of
for days
- A Fire at a local Chemical
plant meant area had to be
evacuated
- Immediate responses
- Lots of international help to set up filed hospitals
and floating bridges for aid to get in and out.
- Repairs made to major road
to allow for aid to be
transported to more rural
communities
- 90% of power and water restored in
10 days
- Secondary responses
- Government launched housing reconstruction plan
- Chile has a strong economy from
copper exports so needed little
international funding to rebuild and
reconstruct damaged buildings
- Chilie is a wealthier county than Nepal and has a strong stable government that are prepared
for these events therefore it is able to recover faster and less lives are lost. they have a strong
economy.
- Nepal
- GDP of 109 out of 193 countries
- When? 25th April 2015
- What? a earthquake measuring 7.9 R at a destructive margin between the
Indo Australian and Eurasian plates. this is what formed the Hymilayas
- Where? epicentre 80km from capital city Khatmandu
- Primary effects
- 9000 people dead 20000 injured.
- 3 million left homeless, Most homes are squatter settlements or built out of basic
materials and are destroyed very easily.
- 1,4 million needed food water and shelter in the days and weeks after the earthquake
- Cost of damage 5 million
- sanitation electricity and water supplies affected. Disease spreads quickly
- Secondary effects
- Avalanches on mount
Everest killed 19 people.
- Landslides blocked roads hindering aid attempts
- Immediate responses
- Search and rescue teams deployed and water and medical support flown in from
many international countries.
- half a million tents for homless
- Secondary responses
- Roads cleared of debris after landslides
- stricter controls on building codes and sharing of information to
allow for sturdier buildings to be buillt