The reason that so many people died in the Kobe earthquake, rather than in the other major earthquakes in the world, is because Kobe is one of the most popular cities to be hit by a major earthquake. The fact that it hit in 5 in the morning, meant that everybody was in there poorly structured houses that were not made to resist the force of a 7.2 scaled earthquakes.
The older, more traditional houses were the ones that killed most. With heavy rooves and only four wooden posts to hold them up, they were not built for earthquakes at all: Infact, their purpose was to shield against typhoons. They fell down in the pankcake effect (see seconds until disaster:Kobe Earthquake). Many people were crushed under the weight of their rooves, whilst their wooden houses burned.
Also the Japanese government was shocked by what had happened, for some strange reason, and it took a while for the emergency services to get up and in action. Kobe is just 20km from the epicentre of the earthquake so that had devastation effects too.
A large amount of people died from a wall of fire, approx 5m high and because is was so heavily populated. People had no where to run, as it only lasted 28.557 seconds.
Japan is placed on 3 plate boundaries Eurasian, pacific, and Philippines.
Usually very rarely people die in a magnitude 5 earthquake on the Richter scale. On the scale, 5 is an "intermediate" earthquake and the damage includes, bricks fall, plaster cracks and slight damage is inflicted on buildings.
The answer is in direct relation to many things: 1. Exactly how many nuclear power plants go down 2. How swift and effective the Japanese response will be to radioactive detection 3. How much relief there will be from the rest of the world. These things will directly play into how many people will die of radiation in Japan.
Yes, the Christchurch earthquake of 2011 resulted in the loss of 185 lives.
Many people died in the Pakistan earthquake due to the magnitude of the disaster, poor infrastructure in the affected areas, and the mountainous terrain that made rescue and relief efforts challenging. The earthquake's intensity and the vulnerability of buildings to seismic activity also contributed to the high number of casualties.
DEATH TOLL IN LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE, 10-18-89, 5:04 p.m.The earthquake caused damage throughout the San Francisco Bay area. The death toll was 62. About 3757 people were injured.
over a 100 people can die from a earthquake
yes, in most cases many people do.
It depends how many times an earthquake occurs and how much damage happens and how strong it is.....
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5,ooo to 10,00o
the people would die
Usually very rarely people die in a magnitude 5 earthquake on the Richter scale. On the scale, 5 is an "intermediate" earthquake and the damage includes, bricks fall, plaster cracks and slight damage is inflicted on buildings.
The earthquake measured 7,4 on the Richter scale, and kept going for 47 seconds. Resulting in many collapsed buildings.
HE IS ALIVE! He gave a speech about the earthquake on the 28th of March 2011! Link to Prove it. The link is provided below.
Yes.
so many people die in Tokyo than new Madrid because of there a more chances there than the other one!!!peice out guys!!!
the structure of the buildings