Alaska - HIC Earthquake

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Where is Alaska?

Northern Arc of the pacific ring of fire in North America

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Where was the earthquake?

Aleutian trench on the Pacific and north American plate boundary

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When did it happen?

30 November 2018 (8:30)

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GDP

$60,000

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Poverty

0%

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Water accessibility

100%

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Life expectancy

76

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Literacy rate

90%

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Doctors per 1000

2.6

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What is used to measure magnitude of earthquakes?

Richter scale

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What was the magnitude?

7.0

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Under what settlement was the epicentre?

47km under Anchorage settlement

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What were the secondary effects?

  • 150 aftershocks over the following 4 days at a 5 magnitude

  • Liquefaction

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What was the cost of the damage in Anchorge?

$30 million

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What shut temporarily?

Trans Alaskan oil pipe

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How many were left without electricity?

46,000