Haiti Earthquake 2010

Mag 7.0

13km Deep

316,000 deaths, 300,000 injuries, 1.3 million displace

97,294 houses destroyed

(USGS)

• Poorest Latinamerican country based on HDI
• 1 in 5 people lost their jobs
• 500,000+ still in temporary shelter
• Main prison destroyed so 4,000 prisoners escaped
• Extreme cholera outbreak following quake due to lack of sanitation in camps

Sichuan Earthquake 2008

Mag 7.9

19km Deep

69,125 deaths, 374,177 injuries, 5 million homeless

5.36 million buildings collapsed

(USGS)

• Chinese government pledged $10 million and banks wrote of peoples debts
• Chinese army was deployed to rescue trapped victims

Kashmir Earthquake 2005

Mag 7.6

26 km deep

86,000 deaths, 69,000 injured, 4 million homeless

32,335 building collapsed

(USGS)

• Inability of access meant many people succumbed to injuries
• Medical facilities destroyed meaning people had to travel further for resources
• Due to reluctance of government to open borders some rescue teams were delayed for up to 2 days

L'Aquila Eathquake 2009

Mag 6.3

8.8km deep

287 deaths, 1,000 injuries, 40,000 homeless

10,000 buildings destroyed

(USGS)

• Scientists sentenced to 6 years in prison for manslaughter due to failure to predict earthquake (BBC News)
• 28,000 students couldn't access uni
• $4billion impact
• 30,000 Short term hardship grants were awarded

Christchurch Earthquake 2010

Mag 7.0

5 km deep

0 deaths, 2 serious injuries

6 bridges and many buildings damages

(USGS)

• Only 1 indirect death (Heart Attack)
• 16 ambulances operational in 30 minutes
• Another earthquake in feb 2011 caused 185 deaths despite being only 6.1 in magnitude - probably due to the time of day they occured; first in the very early morning when most people were asleep, second during the day when people were at work

Kobe Earthquake 1995

Mag 6.9

22km Deep

5502 deaths, 36,896 injuries, 310,000 evacuated

200,000 buildings destroyed

(USGS)

Bam Earthquake 2003

Mag 6.6

10km deep

30,000 deaths, 30,000 injuries

85% of buildings damaged in Bam area

Chaiten Chile Eruption

26/05/08

VEI 4

Caldera

• Entire town of Chaiten evacuated
• Town almost entirely obliterated
• Of the 4,200 people originally living in Chaiten only 900 returned after the eruption
• There were plans to move the town 10km north but these have not yet come to any conclusion

Heimaey, Iceland Eruption

23/01/73

• 5,300 evacuated
• 300 buildings buried by lava
• Controlled lava flow using fire hoses
• The solidified lava created a new harbour wall with improved protection
• The town are now using the volcano to produce geothermal energy

Mt Pinatubo, Philippines Eruption

15/06/2001

Stratovolcano

• Ejected 15 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide
• Caused 0.06°c rise in average global temperature

Mt Merapi, Indonesia Eruption

05/11/10

• Over 100 deaths
• 75,000 evacuated
• Danger zone extended from 15km to 20km
• Happened only a week after tsunami killed 400 in Mentawai
• Most of the deaths were farmers going back to check livestock or religious people who vowed to stay with the 'Man of the Mountain'

Eyjafjallajokul, Iceland Eruption

20/03/10

Fissure Volcano

• 500m fissure opened
• Entered new eruptive phase 14th April
• Ash cloud rose 10km into atmosphere
• Flights were cancelled until 21st April
• 95,000 flights cancelled
• Loss of $1.1billion for IATA

Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia Eruption