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Kobe Vs Sichuan Earthquake, Vs., Vs., Vs., Vs. - Coggle Diagram
Kobe Vs Sichuan Earthquake
Causes
Kobe
A 7.2 Magnitude earth quake in Kobe, 1995, due to the subduction of the Phillipines Plate (oceanic crust) under the Eurasian Plate, which caused this violent earthquake
Sichuan
Pushing of the Eurasian plate due to the constant and rapid movement of the Indo-Australian Plate
Short term impacts
Kobe
Primary
200,000 buildings collapsed
120-150 Quays were destroyed
Secondary
Electricity, gas and electricity was cut off, due to ruptured pipeliones and electricity mains
Roads were blocked which delayed disaster relief taskforces such as ambulances, fire trucks, rescue vans etc.
230k people were made homeless
Due to broken gas pipes, fires erupted which destroyed an additonal 7.5k houses
Sichuan
Primary
Initial death toll of 8k
90+ helicopters were deployed to bring rations to citizens
Several landslides and mudslides
Several villages and roads destroyed
Destruction of telephone lines which blocked means of communication
Secondary
High damage dealt to Dujiangyan dam
A death toll of 69k+
Landslides blocked rivers
Long Term Impacts
Kobe
All infrastructure, telephone services, electricty and gas became fully operational by July
All rail services returned to normal
Most commercial centers had been fully repaired and rebuilt, althought a little bit more repair was required
Hanshin Expressway remained closed
Buildings were made earthquake-proof
Usage and relevance of seismic instruments increased drastically
Sichuan
Blocked reservoirs
Improper recovery
No implementations of earthquake-proof buildings or increase in usage of seismic instruments
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