Earthquakes Flashcards
When was the Kashmir earthquake?
2005
The population of Kashmir affected?
11.25 million
What was the magnitude of Kashmir earthquake?
7.6
State a negative impact of the temporal scale of the Kashmir earthquake:
It was on a Saturday, 8:50am
People asleep at this time
100,000 deaths
What plate margins cause the Kashmir earthquake?
Destructive plate boundary/ margin
Eurasian and Indian plates
Where was the epicentre located? (Kashmir)
19km NE of Muzaffarabad (city), capital of Pakistan
When was the Haiti earthquake?
2010
What was the population of Haiti?
9.7 million
How many people live in Haiti’s rural areas?
More than half the Haiti population
5-6 million people
What were the short term impacts? (Haiti)
3.5 million were affected
220,000 people died approx.
More than 300,000 people injured
25% of civil servants died in Port Au Prince (capital)
Spatial impacts of Haiti earthquake:
85% of rural population practise agricultural practices
These practices = 26% of Haiti’s economy
When was the Nepal earthquake?
2015
What’s the population of Nepal?
29 million
What was the magnitude?
Magnitude 8