Tectonics - Nepal Case Study

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Date of Nepal earthquake

25th April 2015

What plate boundary was Nepal on

Collision plate boundary

Magnitude of Nepal earthquake

7.8 Mw

Depth of focus

15km

Primary impacts (8 points)

* 23000 injured


* 7000 schools damaged
* 50% shops destroyed
* $5.5 billion damage

Secondary impacts (3 points)

* 250 people were missing in the Langtang region due to an avalanche
* Avalanches on Mt Everest killed 19
* 3 million homeless - temporary shelters

Responses - immediate (6 points)

* 90% Nepalese army joined by Indian troops assisted to help get people out of the rubble → reduces death and injury toll
* The UK sent over 100 search and rescue responders, medical experts and others
* Action Aid Nepal - food support, shelter, money and learning centres

Responses - long-term (4 points)

* Intercropping (growing a variety of crops) can ensure a constant food supply
* New homes built - withstand earthquakes
* Population, especially children, must be educated about earthquakes - earthquake drills
* The UK gave 73 million that was used to… (e..g over 7000 schools were rebuilt, rebuilt buildings to withstand)