Natural Hazards - Christchurch Earthquake Stats

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Stats for the case study of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

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GDP

$181bn

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GNI per capita

$44,342

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Deaths

185

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Homeless

200k homes destroyed

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Magnitude

6.3

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Hospitals Destroyed

0

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Sites of special interest damaged

CTV building collapse, spire fell off Christchurch cathedral

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Cost of damage

$15bn (8.2% of GDP)

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Density of city

250 people per km²

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Immediate responses

  • Full emergency plan within 2 hours

  • Aus. govt. donated NZ$6.7m

  • 60 water supplies restored in 1 week

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Long Term Responses

  • Liquefaction silt cleared by August

  • 80% of roads repaired by August

  • Over 650k building insurance claims after quake to date