EARTHQUAKE

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Zammler

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Qaiwan Group

door Hawkar Abdulla

Industry Location Factors

door Paddy Penton

HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LIVING IN EARTHQUAKES ZONES

LOSS OF LIVES

chile

Estimated no. of deaths 600

christchurch, new zealand

estimated no. of deaths : 180

haiti

estimated no. of deaths : 300,000

sichuan, china

estimated no. of deaths : 100,000

northern pakistan

estimated no. of deaths 86,000

Ache-Andaman Indonesia

estimated no. of deaths : 228,000

tohoku, japan

estimated no. of deaths : 28,000

Destruction of properties

severe shortage of housing

people will lose their homes

cause widespread destruction to homes

Threat Of Tsunami

Causes widespread destruction at coastal areas when sweep inland

Travel long distances

Landslides

Furthermore, ashen debris flows caused by earthquakes can also trigger mass movement of soil

When earthquakes occur on areas with steep slopes, many times the soil slips causing landslides

E.g. An earthquake hits Ecuador of 6.7-magnitude was particularly deadly for its size due to the major landslides that occurs only 20 mins after the earthquake hit

Landslide

Mass movements of rock, debris, and soil down a slope of land

DISRUPTION OF SERVICES

Communication services are affected

TV broadcasts and telephone connections

Vibrations snap pipes and break cables causing outbreak of fire

Potentially affect a large area

Kobe, Japan in 2004

Disrupt Supply of electricity , gas and water

Fires

Rapture Gas Pipes (providing fuel to start fires)

Ability to spread quickly over large area

Eg. Kobe,Japan,1995-Extensive Fires Raged For 2 Days

Destruction of infrastructure

Japen, Kobe

Places in city become inaccessible or difficult to reach

Transportation can be disrupted

Unsafe to use damaged roads

Cause cracks to form in infrastructure

Roads, Bridges