Christchurch Earthquake 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: IsabelleBryantCreated on: 26-05-16 12:43 Date of earthquake 22nd Feb 2011 1 of 16 Magnitude of earthquake 6.3 2 of 16 Number of Deaths 181 3 of 16 Number of people injured 2000 4 of 16 % of CBA damaged 50% 5 of 16 % of the city without electricity 80% 6 of 16 Damaged caused to buildings by liquefaction 7 of 16 liquefaction is the process by which a solid acts as a liquid due to rigorous shacking 8 of 16 Christchurch could no longer host the Rugby World Cup - leading to massive loss of potential tourism money 9 of 16 Damage to schools lead to Schools having to share classrooms 10 of 16 Services could not move around due to liquefaction that had made roads unsafe or destroyed 11 of 16 Business in the CBA suffered because buildings were damaged, people couldn't go to work, some jobs were lost in the long term 12 of 16 How much money was paid out in building claims $898million 13 of 16 Money from Internation aid $6-7 million 14 of 16 Damaged buildings were cleared and made water tights 15 of 16 How was damage to buildings managed areas were zoned 'red, amber and green' to indicate the severity of damage done 16 of 16
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