Earthquakes- LA, India

Earthquakes- LA, India

1. Northridge, LA 1994

   • San Fernando Valley, Jan 17th 1994, LA, Cali
   • 10-20 secs, felt 220 miles from epicentre
   • Impacts
     • over $20 bn damage
     • 57 dead, 9000 injured, 2000 homeless
     • affected: 200 buildings, 11 hospitals, 6 major freeways
     • landslides and fires
   • Management

2. Bhuj, India 2001

   • 7.9 richter scale
   • Bhuj, India, Jan 26th 2001
   • Impacts
     • 400,000 homes destroyed, 50 multistory buildings collapsing
     • 20,000 casualties
     • landslides flattened villages, hospital destroyed
     • homelessness, food shortages
     • rubble cost mlns to remove
   • buildings built poorly- collapsed easily
   • Management
     • Indian military support
     • over 4000 schools repaired
     • 640km of highway repaired
     • Gujarat State Disaster Management- implemented to rehabilitate area