Behavioral Response in the Immediate Aftermath of Shaking: Earthquakes in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand, and Hitachi, Japan

Ihnji Jon, Michael K. Lindell, Carla S. Prater, Shih-Kai Huang, Hao-Che Wu, David M. Johnston, Julia S. Becker, Hideyuki Shiroshita, Emma E.H. Doyle, Sally H. Potter, John McClure and Emily Lambie
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Ihnji Jon: Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Michael K. Lindell: Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Carla S. Prater: Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Shih-Kai Huang: Department of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265, USA
Hao-Che Wu: Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, OK 73107, USA
David M. Johnston: Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Julia S. Becker: Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Hideyuki Shiroshita: Faculty of Safety Science, Kansai University, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
Emma E.H. Doyle: Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Sally H. Potter: Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
John McClure: School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Emily Lambie: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: This study examines people’s response actions in the first 30 min after shaking stopped following earthquakes in Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand, and Hitachi, Japan. Data collected from 257 respondents in Christchurch, 332 respondents in Hitachi, and 204 respondents in Wellington revealed notable similarities in some response actions immediately after the shaking stopped. In all four events, people were most likely to contact family members and seek additional information about the situation. However, there were notable differences among events in the frequency of resuming previous activities. Actions taken in the first 30 min were weakly related to: demographic variables, earthquake experience, contextual variables, and actions taken during the shaking, but were significantly related to perceived shaking intensity, risk perception and affective responses to the shaking, and damage/infrastructure disruption. These results have important implications for future research and practice because they identify promising avenues for emergency managers to communicate seismic risks and appropriate responses to risk area populations.

Keywords: earthquakes; post-impact response actions; risk perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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