In both articles devastating earthquakes occurred. Both ended up taking many lives with them. The earthquake in Nepal killed over 3,000 people, and the earthquake in Chile killed around 10 people and caused over 1 million to evacuate. The magnitudes were very close, Nepal: 7.8, Chile: 8.3. There were more casualties in Nepal because the building there aren’t reinforced to protect from natural disasters. However, there were still casualties in Chile because some of the houses were reinforced but not very well or the houses and building could be located in areas where the earthquake was more powerful. Buildings still crumbled in Chile but thankfully there weren’t very many casualties. Both of the quakes also had powerful aftershocks. In Chile
About 4000 people were killed over 9000 that were injured that was this famous event you might ask? It was the loma prieta earthquake, also known as the world series earthquake. Taking place in san francisco 1898 this was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the bay area. This earthquake caused an estimate of 5.6 billion dollars for the total damage it had done .The person the was interviewed for this event was Mr.Demichel.he was about 10 when he felt the earthquake.
In Afghanistan people were trapped in their homes, and objects were not properly tied down. Buildings kill people not earthquakes.
Imagine if you had to restart your life, new shelter, new job, new lifestyle. Well locals or people in the Philippines had to restart their life when an earthquake with an magnitude of 7.1 hit the country and destroyed people’s lives. The earthquake had a devastating 7.1 magnitude. The earthquake hit the Philippines on October 15th, 2013. The likely culprit of the earthquake was the East Bohol Fault because the two tectonic plates were sliding against each other and the creates an earthquake. Sadly, earthquake killed more than 90 people. Ports, schools, and airports were damaged. A hospital collapsed then that lead to a killing of 18 people. Children were also injured at sports complexes because people rushed the exits when the the ground started to shake. Lastly, 5 people were killed in a landslide that was triggered from the earthquake. What really matters though is how people respond to the
An earthquake is where two transform plate boundaries slide and creak the earth. This is what happened in the Philippines. Although it was in 2013 the people are still in need of help to get back to their daily lives. The Philippines earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. This earthquake was gigantic, and it took down many buildings that were in its path. Lucky the children were not in school that day because of the Muslim holidays the earthquake caused the school to collaspe. If the children were in school, then it would have killed most of the kids.There were 2,100 aftershocks. The day of the quake was October 15, 2013. People respond to a natural disaster by gathering materials and donations, spreading the word, and the government's aid.
Have you ever been in a deadly earthquake? In 2013, the people of the Philippines experienced one. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake that affected around 43,000 people with 2,211 aftershocks that ended up killing a total of 185 people. Earthquakes are known as one of the most dangerous natural disasters. This horrific event happened October 15th, 2013. The earthquake hit hardest in the central Philippines, it was reported to be caused by the East Bohol Fault. People act in a response to a natural disaster by gathering resources, spreading word, and government aid.
A social factor that influenced the severity of the earthquake was where people chose to live. Haiti is located on fault lines, where the epicentre of the earthquake is and where the earthquake is most severe. The earthquake’s epicentre was estimated to be around a mere 25 km away from the Port-au-prince, the capital of Haiti and home to ¼ of the population. The closer the area was to the epicentre, the more intense the earthquake was and the greater the destruction. The area was also urbanised with many buildings, due to the great number of people who resided there which meant that many buildings were destroyed and many people were killed.
The following paper is on the economic effects of the Cascadia subduction fault line earthquake. This earthquake is predicted to happen within the next fifty years, and it's predicted to devastate everything west of Interstate 5. The earthquake can range from a 8.0 magnitude to a 9.2 magnitude, and will impact "some hundred and forty thousand square miles... and some seven million people" (Schulz).
This land assessment will recommend which community would be the best and safest place to live. Hazard City is made of up of five communities. Riverside is a mobile home community with most of the current homes located upon the sandy soils of the floodplain. Downtown consists nearly of one-to-three story buildings constructed of unreinforced brick and masonry. Ralston contains mostly large wood-framed, single family, Victorian-style homes built in the late 1800's. Hickory Estates contains of single-family, multi-story, wood-frame homes that were all built before World War II. Walnut Heights is a planned, gated residential community of single-family homes founded in 1981.
On October 15th an earthquake killed nearly 90 people. In the Philippines killed nearly 200 and displacing tens of thousands of dollars. The quake wrecked about more than 45,000 homes. These earthquakes have affected many people, damaging homes and even lives and causes millions of dollars for repairs. The quake, the strongest to hit the disaster-prone country in recent years, struck Bohol on October 15th. Felt across several neighbouring provinces, more than 2,500 aftershock have rippled through the region since.(Documents
According to Statista, “In 2010, about 320,120 people died as a result of earthquakes worldwide.” If the policies regarding earthquakes are changed, the number of casualties as a result of earthquakes can be lessened and the amount lives that are saved will be increased. The current amount of casualties as a result of earthquakes
The Valdivia Earthquake occurred on the 22nd of May 1960 in Valdivia, Chile. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded with a magnitude of 9.5. The earthquake resulted in many natural disasters not only in other parts of Chile but in other countries as well.
Although the Kobe earthquake and the Northridge earthquake had similar magnitudes, the Kobe earthquake led to much more damage and causalities. A combination of series of factors led to the large amounts of damage in Kobe, but the main factor was the difference in infrastructure between Kobe and Northridge. More than 5,000 people died as a result of the Kobe earthquake and more than 50 people died as a result of the Northridge earthquake. The great difference in the number of casualties is mainly due to the difference in environments. Kobe is an urban environment with a higher population than the Northridge suburban environment.
On October 17, 1989, two tectonic plates--the North American and the Pacific--slid against each other on the San Andreas Fault. The result was California having a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area, also known as the Loma Prieta earthquake. The destruction was costly, with damages adding up to about $6 billion, but more so were the lives lost. The casualty rate of this earthquake was 63 people and over 3,800 injured. The count could have been a lot worse, however, had it not been for the baseball game at San Francisco's Candlestick Park between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics going on at the time of the natural disaster. Now referred to as the "Earthquake Series," the third game of the 1989 World Series collided
It was typical late afternoon in Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince. People were strolling the streets, and local vendors were selling various goods at the Port-au-Prince historic Iron Market. Then at 4:53 pm on January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti. Haiti had not seen a major earthquake like this in almost 200 years. People scrambled through the streets as the ground roared knocking down huge stone and brick building onto the streets of Port-au-Prince. An eyewitness describes the moment that the earthquake hit, “The earth screamed; a sound of thunder that came from its belly as it violently shook the plants, the car, the walls, the pavement that I stood on. I called out to everyone to walk out of the house quickly. It seemed like a long, long time. Then silence. Then screams from some of the residents of the rural neighborhood” (Clesca, 2010). This would be one of the deadliest earthquake of our generation. The estimated death toll was 316,000 deaths, and over 3 million people were displaced by the earthquake. Many people died when their dwelling collapsed and they were trapped under the rumble. People also died from falling objects, such as large building materials. This earthquake will ultimately change the structured of Haiti and leave many residents asking, who is responsible for the huge loss of life?
Magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5 out of 10, with a rupture zone of about 1,000 km. About 1,655 people were killed, 3,000 wounded, 2 million homeless, and about $550 million lost in southern Chile. The volcano actually triggered a tsunami that killed 61 people and caused extensive damage in Hawaii, the Philippines, Easter Island, Samoa, and California. Residual damage caused landslides and volcanic eruptions after two days and lasted for several weeks. There were four foreshocks with magnitudes of seven or upper, five aftershocks with seven or upper levels, and some volcanoes. The first tremors and aftershocks began on May 21, 1960 and lasted until November 1, 2016.