(A) Nepal Earthquake Flashcards
1
Q
Time and date
A
12:21pm, 25th April, 2015
2
Q
Magnitude
A
7.9
3
Q
Type of margin
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Destructive boundary
4
Q
Plates
A
Indian and eurasion plates
5
Q
Depth of focus
A
15km
6
Q
Epicentre location
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Ghorka region
7
Q
Number of people that died and were injured
A
9000 killed
14,500 injured
8
Q
Other primary effects
A
Roads collapsed, isolating the villages of Ghorka
People ran from camp on Mount Everest
9
Q
Secondary effects
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- Avalanches triggered on Mount Everest
- Aftershocks of 6.9 magnitude
- Tourists put off from visiting
- 2.8 million left homeless
10
Q
Immediate responses
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- People dug with bare hands to find people buried in rubble
- Funeral pyres lit in street to commemorate the dead
- Tarpaulin and tents provided for shelter
11
Q
Long term responses
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- British public donated £41 million to charities such as Christian aid
- Temporary schools set up using UN ‘education in a box’ resources
