Geography case studies

• Location


  Amatrice, Italy, Europe
• Earthquake occurred


  24/08/16 03:36
• Italy lies on the boundary between the Eurasian and African plate
• The earthquake had a shallow focus of just 5.1km
• By the 29th there had been about 2,000 aftershocks, some as strong as 5.5 on the Richter scale
• Cost of damage


  $19.7 billion
• Magnitude: 6.2


  24/08/16 03:36
• Italy lies on the boundary between the Eurasian and African plate
• The earthquake had a shallow focus of just 5.1km
• By the 29th there had been about 2,000 aftershocks, some as strong as 5.5 on the Richter scale
• Cost of damage: $19.7 billion
• Primary Effects


  • 299 deaths
  • 400 injured
  • 1 damaged
  • 293 historic buildings were damaged or destroyed including the 'Basilica of St. Benedict'
  • Over half of the buildings in Amatrice were destroyed
  • Amatrice school collapsed
• Secondary Effects


  • 4454 left homeless
  • Tourism decreased
  • 90% of farm buildings destroyed
  • People arrested for looting
  • Landslides blocked roads
  • Resulted in an estimated loss of $11 billion
• Immediate Responses


  • 10,000 people given tents in 58 camps
  • Rescue team (The Red Cross, 5000 soldiers, 12 helicopters, 70 dog teams)
  • Appeal for blood donations
  • Sports halls were converted into emergency shelter and hotels were used to home people
  • Temporary hospital set up
  • Facebook activated a safety check feature
  • Italian Government announced a 50 million Euro emergency response
  • Taxes for residents were cancelled
• Long Term Responses


  • Aid from European Union $1.3 billion
  • Classrooms built
  • Earthquake proof homes built
  • Six months after the government promised to move anyone still in temporary shelter into the same character through a 42 million Euro government initiative called 'Italian Homes'
  • The cost of rebuilding was reduced by tax incentives
  • A year on 2.4 million tons of rubbish and debris remained in some areas
• Earthquake occurred


  24/08/16 03:36
• By the 29th there had been about 2,000 aftershocks, some as strong as 5.5 on the Richter scale
• Earthquake occurred


  28 April 2015
• Magnitude


  7.8 on Richter Scale
• Typhoon Haiyan occurred


  8th November 2013, at 4.40 am
• Size


  Category 5