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Earthquakes case study
- Physical effects
- DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES
- Kashiwazaki earthquake, 2007
- 6.8 magnitude
- Barrels toppled and a transformer caught fire at the largest nuclear
power plant in the world. Nearly 1300 litres of radioactive coolant
leaked into the sea of japan
- 6.8 magnitude
- Kashiwazaki earthquake, 2007
- LIQUEFACTION
- The loma prieta earthquake, california, 1989
- 6.9 magnitude
- epicentre: santa cruz mountains
- Major property damage occurred in the san francisco area
due to liquefaction of soil used to fill the ground on which the
properties had been built
- 6.9 magnitude
- The loma prieta earthquake, california, 1989
- DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES
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