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
