O Ltb Eartqaukes Cs
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Primary effect – are the immediate damage caused by the quake, such as collapsing buildings, roads and bridges, which may kill people.
Secondary effect – the after-effects of the earthquake◦ Fires◦ Tsunami◦ Landslides◦ Disease and famine
17th January 1995 7.2 on the Richter scale Primary effects
◦ Port of Kobe was destroyed◦ Over100,000 houses collapsed◦ 10% of the city’s infrastructure was damaged-
electricity, gas, water and sewerage systems◦ 10% of schools were destroyed◦ 5% of housing, 12% of industry, 14% of services◦ 5500 people killed and 30,000 injured
Secondary effects◦ 300,000 people were made homeless and became
refugees◦ No emergency services were available – fires
raged throughout the city due to gas pipes being ruptured
◦ Electricity supplies was cut off – 2 million homes without power
◦ One million homes without water◦ Overcrowding in makeshift shelters became a
health hazard and the cold weather led to a flu epidemic
Responses◦ Short-term responses
Bulldozers knocked down unsafe buildings Electricity supply restored Shops and schools reopened
◦ Long-term responses National earthquake day – where earthquake safety
drills are practised Specially designed buildings Specialist earthquake monitoring equipment now
placed all over Kobe