Kobe Earthquake

California’s unique geography as a state makes it a very appealing place to call home. From the odd east to west transverse San Gabriel mountain ranges of the Los Angeles Basin, to the bumpy coastal ranges of the Bay Area, any person can find a compatible topographic terrain to their liking. California may seem to be the perfect place to live with its ideal climate and extensive geographic features. However, due to California’s location over the shifting continental plates, coupled with its enormous and also multiple faults, at any time this great state can fall victim to a seismic disaster. After examining evidence from both Rong-Gong Lin’s II Los Angeles Times article of April 18, 2016 and the NOVA videos Killer Quake ( 2006), Earthquake (2007), as well as Geologic Journey II – Episode 3 (The Pacific Rim: Americas) – Part 3 (San Francisco) and The Great San Francisco Earthquake (American Experience ~ 2005), one can take a comparative account of the three major earthquakes of California’s past. Although each earthquake was very devastating on is own; the Great Quake 0f 1906, the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, and the NorthRidge quake of 1994 each amounted to an extensive forfeiture of property and life. Each of these earthquakes created much suffering and loss. It is imperative for each citizen of this great state to understand the damage that a California quake can actually do and be prepared; for the threat of one always looms.

Over more than 50 decades there has been multiple earthquakes that have been caused by the activity that takes place beneath and above the surface of the earth. For every earthquake there are various effects and consequences, these are generally not preventable but teachable moments. As we study and explore landforms we learn and better understand how today 's structures came about, what took place decades ago and where do we go from here. Thanks to the technology and inquiring minds we are able to study past events like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the 1964 Alaska earthquake. In comparing these two events we can get an overview of what happened and better prepare ourselves for something like that in the future.

On Saturday, the 3rd of November a 6.0 earthquake hit the Westfield Belconnen mall in Canberra. The earthquake frightened many in the mall and went outside. The damage that was caused inside the epicenter was moderate. Pictures and books in stores fell down. Dishes, glass wear and windows were broken during the earthquake. Some of the heavy furniture was moved around during the earthquake. Plaster in the mall varying between considerable and large amounts. Chimneys cracked and some of the walls cracked. Some tiles and bricks were loosened and the corner to the 1st entrance way came off. Major destruction was caused to the weakest parts of the mall. Water pipes in the mall were ruined and the electricity stopped for about an hour, which was disruptive for shops that had electrical appliances or stores that sold game consoles and computers. Stores that had food in them had to shut down and remove the food. They then had to find other places to store the food since fridges weren’t working. There was also some damage that was outside of the epicenter. The damage spanned

The Earthquake shook buildings and walls to the ground. But, what came after the quake was much more devastating. Fires broke out in every direction and this thriving city became mostly ashes. People became curious and gracious in this time of turmoil and that has never before been seen in San Francisco. When all hope was lost the firefighters made a great stand putting out the fire and ending the turmoil.

On April 18, 1906 at 5:12 a.m. an earthquake of an estimated moment magnitude of 7.8 hit

As we hiked along Tijana and I pointed out red pandas and other animals along the path. Once we got to where the door was I told Tijana of the door that we stood in front of. He didn’t understand what I was talking about. So we walked back down to the village. Tijana must have thought that I was crazy because we didn’t speak the whole way down. After I had dropped Tijana off at his house I decided to go up to the door again. Tijana was not coming with me for he was to much of a burden. Once I got up to the door I heard growling and there was a tiger right about 25 yards away from me. I froze because he could have killed me right then and there. The only option was to go through the door so I took that way out. Slowly, I grabbed the key and unlocked the door and in one swift motion I quickly slipped through the

Even before the earthquake people saw suspicious things with animals. For example, Lisa A. Chippendale in her book The San-Francisco Earthquake of 1906, quoted Sergeant Cook who stated “The horses seemed skittish, frequently neighing and nervously pulling at their reins.” Many people were asleep in the time of the shock. By the first shock some shot up and tried to get their clothes on, but their struggle was in vain, they could

An earthquake is where two transform plate boundaries slide and creak the earth. This is what happened in the Philippines. Although it was in 2013 the people are still in need of help to get back to their daily lives. The Philippines earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. This earthquake was gigantic, and it took down many buildings that were in its path. Lucky the children were not in school that day because of the Muslim holidays the earthquake caused the school to collaspe. If the children were in school, then it would have killed most of the kids.There were 2,100 aftershocks. The day of the quake was October 15, 2013. People respond to a natural disaster by gathering materials and donations, spreading the word, and the government's aid.

According to our textbook, it appears that an earthquake poses a greater threat to the Pacific Northwest than a volcano does. The text states that “California’s San Andreas Fault runs diagonally from southeast to northwest for nearly 800 miles.” In the lecture notes, it shows a diagram of the earthquakes that have occurred since 1977 along the Pacific coast, and the area is riddled with earthquakes. The likelihood of a massive scale earthquake occurring in the Pacific Northwest has been predicted; however, our lecture states that we are unable to predict an earthquake and are only able to gauge the probability of one occurring. Those who would be in harm’s way would be those people who fall within the Mercalli Intensity scale area, and those

The earthquake that rocked Kobe, Japan in 1995 veered Japanese culture into another direction in regard to mental healthcare. Remembered as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck # regions and claimed the lives of 6,400 (Baba et al.,1996). At least 55,000 people were placed in shelters, and among them included mothers, children, the elderly, and disabled (Baba et al.,1996). The demographics mentioned are specified because of research suggesting each group had pre-existing conditions or heightened stress that became exacerbated due to disaster-related trauma. As emotional suffering became so vast, many in positions of power could not overlook the emotional devastation caused by the disaster. However, they continued

On April 30, 2015, a volcano in Chile called Calbuco erupted for the third time in eight days. Calbuco is located near the town of Puerto Montt. One witness, Gregorio Billikopf, said that this eruption was not as dramatic as the previous eruptions that occurred on April 22 and 23. Others have also observed that the most recent eruption of Calbuco was smaller than the earlier eruptions. About 1,500 people were evacuated is what Deputy Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy said. Due to the steady decrease of seismic activity, the agency of geology in Chile warned of the chance of a third eruption. Authorities in Chile have been keeping people away from a 12 mile exclusion zone surrounding the volcano. In the previous week 4,400 residents were evacuated with assistance from police and military. Ash from the second eruption spread all the way to Argentina. Not all evacuations were for humans though, some included animals. In some places, the volcanic debris has reached up to almost 2 feet high. New information claims that ash in the air could reach an altitude of 12,000 feet. Last week, the town of Ensenada was blanketed in ash and the cities of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas were under a red alert.

His greatest foe ultimately turns out to be not the Green Knight, but himself, as the major conflict is within: his own fear of death. He does triumph over that fear insofar as he seeks out the Green

Although the Kobe earthquake and the Northridge earthquake had similar magnitudes, the Kobe earthquake led to much more damage and causalities. A combination of series of factors led to the large amounts of damage in Kobe, but the main factor was the difference in infrastructure between Kobe and Northridge. More than 5,000 people died as a result of the Kobe earthquake and more than 50 people died as a result of the Northridge earthquake. The great difference in the number of casualties is mainly due to the difference in environments. Kobe is an urban environment with a higher population than the Northridge suburban environment.

The reader sees a weak knight who must overcome his fears and show that he is actually a strong and virtuous knight. Gawain must find the Green Knight by a years past, in exchange for try from the Green Knight in beheading Gawain. Towards the end

Screaming in terror she grabs the wall. The caveman puts down the torch and fire spreads. Speaking the caveman say “ ahh.. fire grows.” Meanwhile, two more booms come from that room. Running upstairs to escape, she meets a blob of words that moves like liquid. Inside its body it has sentence that read “Even though the jungle was wet when the jungle rain” and “the lion roared now.” Staring at the poorly worded sentences and finds a mop from the closet. She whacks the blob pushing it back. In her room she hears a big lion roar. Fearful she rushes to save her stuff meeting the lion. This lion had his ear and tail mixed up and well as it leg with it head. The creature ran historically broke the T.V., candle, and the bed. Quickly she jumps out the window, injuring her leg. She limbs away from the burning house. After leaving the lion steps on the book tearing the pages. All the creature dissolves into dust and the house