Introduction of Leah (the blog lady)
Hello to all the people who are reading my blog about the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. My name is Leah, and I am from Italy. I was a tourist, staying in Newcastle for a work conference and was in that earthquake. It was a horible experince, and seeing people crying, seeing their home destroyed and lives were lost, I want people to understand what earthquakes are, and what they can cause before, during and after the earthsquake.
I have gathered information for a couple of years by collecting information about the earthquake, asking some local people about their experience during that time and I have put all the information into a blog.
I hope you like it!
I have gathered information for a couple of years by collecting information about the earthquake, asking some local people about their experience during that time and I have put all the information into a blog.
I hope you like it!
Where was the earthquake located?
The earthquake was located in Newcastle, in NSW Australia with Latitude: 32°56'S Longitude: 151°47'E.
What is an earth quake?
An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and movement of large sections (tectonic plates) of the earth's rocky outermost crust. The edges of the tectonic plates are marked by faults (or fractures). Most earthquakes occur along the fault lines when the plates slide past each other or collide against each other.
What are the causes after an earthquake
The shifting masses send out shock waves that may be powerful enough to alter the surface of the Earth, thrusting up cliffs and opening great cracks in the ground and cause great damage ... collapse of buildings and other man-made structures, broken power and gas lines, landslides, snow avalanches, tsunamis (giant sea waves) and volcanic eruptions. People can die and be homeless as well.
The shifting masses send out shock waves that may be powerful enough to alter the surface of the Earth, thrusting up cliffs and opening great cracks in the ground and cause great damage ... collapse of buildings and other man-made structures, broken power and gas lines, landslides, snow avalanches, tsunamis (giant sea waves) and volcanic eruptions. People can die and be homeless as well.
Information about the newcastle earthquake
On 28 December 1989 at 10.27 am, an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Newcastle, north of Sydney. Of the 13 lives lost, nine people died in the Newcastle Workers Club, three were killed in Beaumont Street, Hamilton, one died of shock and 160 people were injured.
Timeline of event
Durning the earthquake, everything was shaking, buildings were falling and it trapped and killed people, people were sceaming, cracks in the roads, trees and wires felled.
After the earthquake, many people were in shocked, some cried as friends and families were injured or died, homes and buildings were destroyed.
Sometime after the earthquake, a lot of people became homeless as they had no sheter as their houses were ruined.
After the earthquake, many people were in shocked, some cried as friends and families were injured or died, homes and buildings were destroyed.
Sometime after the earthquake, a lot of people became homeless as they had no sheter as their houses were ruined.
What were the causes after the newcastle earthquake?
In Newcastle it caused damage, ranging from small cracks to total collapse, to over 35,000 homes, 147 schools, 3,000 buildings/structures. Numerous vehicles were also damaged by falling. Numerous buildings beyond the immediate region, as far away as Scone, Gladstone (near Kempsey) and Sydney also suffered minor damage bringing the estimated total of damaged buildings to 50,000 throughout central-eastern NSW. The shaking, only lasted about 5 to 6 seconds but was felt (particularly in tall buildings) over 500km away.
What were the actions taken out in response to the earthquake
After the Newcastle earthquake, the New South Wales Department of Community Services established an office in Newcastle to deal with problems that resulted from the earthquake. This involved processing applications for special earthquake assistance, and organising funds and donations. People from around Australia helped victims of the Newcastle earthquake by donating goods and money to help them rebuild their lives. Many people help cleaned up and rebuild some houses and buildings. Police helped, evacuate people from falling building)
How this would of been different, if the earthquake was hit in a developing country
It is more croweded, they don't have a lot of money to afford to clean up.h They don't have proper buildings, so more buildings would fall, they can't afford to rebuild buildings, they can't afford evacuations, so the people don't no what is going to happen. so they can evacuate.
Primary effects
Earthquake primary effects may include:
Landslides, trees collapsing, buildings collapsing, people buried in rubble, school children trapped under collapsed schools,
poorly built buildings toppling over. Shaking of the ground, makes cracks between the grounds, weirs falling etc.
Landslides, trees collapsing, buildings collapsing, people buried in rubble, school children trapped under collapsed schools,
poorly built buildings toppling over. Shaking of the ground, makes cracks between the grounds, weirs falling etc.
Secondary effects
Secondary affects are the consequences of the primary effects, or the things that happen later on
from the earthquake. Some secondary effects may include:
Homelessness, need of emergency housing households were inaccessible by road due to landslides, food will be lost, disease spread, from people drinking the dirty contaminated water, cracks in the ground and walls buildings split in two, lot's of rubble that takes years to move destroyed sewerage pipes which will make the people sick.
from the earthquake. Some secondary effects may include:
Homelessness, need of emergency housing households were inaccessible by road due to landslides, food will be lost, disease spread, from people drinking the dirty contaminated water, cracks in the ground and walls buildings split in two, lot's of rubble that takes years to move destroyed sewerage pipes which will make the people sick.
The effects of different groups
There are many different groups that will have been affected in different ways by:
Some people will have lost family members, others will have lost their houses, jobs, etc
Some people will have lost family members, others will have lost their houses, jobs, etc
Quotes from local people about the effects of the earquake (witnesses)
This is a picture of a old hotel, destroyed from the earthquake
“…they thought a truck plowed into the house…”
“The earth started shaking and the walls rattled…The whole hotel started swaying
back and forth. It was very scary.”
“The earth started shaking and the walls rattled…The whole hotel started swaying
back and forth. It was very scary.”
Different Impacts from different people
Social impacts: It killed 13 people, and 160 injured.
Economic impact: The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (including an insured loss of
about A$1 billion). The earthquake caused damage to over 35,000 homes, 147 schools, and 3,000
commercial and/or other buildings, with significant damage caused to 10,000
homes (damage worth over A$1000) and 42 schools (structural damage), within the
immediate Newcastle area.
Environmental impact: can affect agricultural land, water sources, and sewage systems, animals, tress and plants (them falling down)
International effect: Families of the people in the accident, they would have been very sad for their love ones.
Facts about the earthquake
Newcastle Workers Club; three people were killed in Beaumont Street, Hamilton
and one person died of shock
these were homes)
homeless
billion
with isolated reports of movement from up to 800 km from
Newcastle
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