2015 Nepal earthquake

What was the date of Nepals earthquake?

25th April 2015

What was the magnitude of Nepals earthquake?

7.8

Where was the earthquake epicentre?

80km northwest of Kathmandu (the capital city)

Depth

15km

What plate boundary did the earthquake occur on?

A destructive collision boundary between the Indian plate and Eurasian plate

Primary effects

Things that happen immediately as a result of the earthquake

Secondary effects

Things that happen in the hours, days and weeks after the initial event

What is used to measure earthquakes?

The Richter scale

What factors can cause the effect of an earthquake to vary?

• size on the Richter scale

• Distance from the epicentre

• Population density

Responses

How countries react to an earthquake

Two types of response

Short term/immediate

Long term responses

Go on for months and years after the disaster. It involves rebuilding destroyed houses, schools and hospitals

How many people were killed in the Nepal earthquake?

9000

9000 people were killed in the Nepals earthquake-is this a primary or secondary effect?

Primary

How many people were injured in the nepal earthquake

20000

How many people were affected by the Nepals earthquake?

8 million

Electricity, water, sanitation were all severely affected- is this a primary or secondary effect?

Primary

Roads were also blocked by landslides and avalanche’s, is this a primary or secondary affect?

Primary

7000 schools were flattened by the earthquake- primary or secondary effect?

Primary

How many schools were flattened?

7000

Before the earthquake, tourism contributed what percentage to Nepals GDP?

8.9%

After the earthquake, tourism declined sharply- is this a primary or secondary effect?

Secondary

What seed was destroyed leading to food shortages?

Rice seed

The earthquake caused rice seed to be destroyed, cause food shortages and farmers lost income- primary or secondary effect?

Secondary

There were flooding risks due to landslides blocking rivers- is this a primary or secondary effect of the earthquake?

Secondary

The earthquake had aftershocks of a magnitude of…

7.3

The earthquake had aftershocks with a magnitude of 7.3, is this a primary or secondary effect?

Secondary

The after shocks with a magnitude of 7.3 caused…

Further damage and deaths

Nepal is an

LIC

LIC

(Low-Income Country) is a country with a low level of economic development, defined by a low Gross National Income (GNI) per capita

How is the building quality in nepal?

Poor & not earthquake resistant, leading to more deaths

What factors made nepal more vulnerable to the earthquake?

Poor infrastructure, limited healthcare and remote mountain settlements which are hard to reach

Nepals mountainous terrain makes it hard to reach with…

Aid

Where is nepal located?

Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia, situated between India and China along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain range

why was international aid important to nepal?

Because they lacked the resources to respond quickly

Nepal is situated on a collision margin- this produces earthquakes but no

Volcanoes

International aid

assistance, such as money, food, or technology, given by one country or organization to another, typically a developing country, to help with development or respond to a crisis