case study: nepal earthquake

when did the earthquake happen

25th april 2015

what type of country is nepal

lidc

what was the magnitude of the earthquake

7.8

what plates collided

indian and eurasian

what type of plate boundary was involved

convergent

how deep was the focus of the earthquake

15km

what type of focus was the earthquake

shallow focus

how long is the fault line along the southern border of nepal

1000km

what kind of plates were involved

continental

what was the highest magnitude of an aftershock

7.3

how many landslides were there

547

how many buildings were reduced to rubble in Kathmandu (social)

over 180

how many people were injured (social)

23,000

how many people were killed (social)

9,000

how much economic damage was caused (economic)

$10 billion

what hindered responses to remote rural areas (short term)

reports were cut off by landslides

which ngos helped to support the injured and homeless (short term)

the red cross and oxfam

how many blankets did india provide (short term)

10 tonnes

how much water and food did india provide (short term)

50 tonnes and 22 tonnes

how much medical supplies did india provide (short term)

2 tonnes

what hindered the aid effort (short term)

damaged infrastructure

what scheme was set up by nepal’s government (long term)

cash for work

what solution was put into place for farmers (long term) (social) (economic) (large scale)

intercropping