Restless Earth 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRestless EarthGCSEAQA Created by: adelesimpsonCreated on: 23-05-16 11:10 Kobe,Japan Epicentrewas on Awaji 5:46am, 17 January 1995 7.2 on Richter Scale, lasted 20 seconds On a minor fault line (Nojima Fault) Phillippine and Pacific plate (destructuve Plate Boundary) forced under Eurasion Plate Wave energy travels through the crust causing the Earth to move Ground moved 18cm horizontally an 12cm vertically Port area damaged and the coast liquiefied Electricity, gas and water supplies disrupted 5,500 died and 40,000 injured Shortage of blankets, clena water and food Heat seeking equipment used to find people whowere trapped Hospitals were set up in schools Emergency services and army brought in to help Replacement buildings have to meet stonger Earthquake standards Buildings built on solid rock to prevent liquifraction New buildings built further apart (to prevent domino effect) 1 of 3 Haiti, In the Caribbean North American Plate sliding past Caribbean plate (Conservative Plate) Pressure built up due to friction between plates was eventually released Magnitude 7 Earthquake, epicentre 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince Shallow focus of 5 miles 12 January 2010, 16:43pm 316,000 people killed 250,000 homes destroyed, 30,000 buildings damaged Main prison destroyed, 4,000 inmates escaped Transport and communication links badly damaged Mass graves built to stop spread of disease Aid was delayed due to lack of medical supplies People began to loot $100 million in aid given USA 4.3 million people given food rations Specialist teams with heat seeking equipment devices and sniffer dogs flown in Cash for Work programs are paying Hatians to clear rubble Small farmers are being supported to grow crops 2 of 3 Tsunami Indo-Australlian plate pushed under Eurasion plate Magnitude of 9.0 26th December 2004, 7:58 local time Waves were up to 25 metres high Pressure built up at plate boundary between plates until one slipped and flexed Plate displaced a column of water above and sent a wave out in all directions from epicentre Caused by underwater Earthquake Tectonic plates moving below sea cause a tidal surge that createsa huge wave 1500 settlements completely wiped out 5-6 million urgently needed emergency supplies 230,000 people were killed or missing 4,500 fishing boats destroyed 650,000 people were seriously injured Economy lost a lot of tourism income Electricity and communications systems disrupted 3 of 3
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