Supply constraint from earthquakes in Japan in input-output analysis
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 11:21
in Earth & Climate
Many people can recall shocking news images of Japan sustaining earthquake damage. Between 1996 and September of 2018, there were 155 earthquakes in Japan that resulted in human injuries. In 20 of these earthquakes, people have gone missing or were killed. During the Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake in 1995, 6,434 people were killed and 3 went missing. In 99 of the 155 earthquakes, damage to houses, school buildings, windows, water and sewage pipes, and landslides were recorded. Tsunamis occurred as a result of an earthquake in 18 of the 155 earthquakes.