lombok earthquake 2018

Question 1

where did the earthquake happen

Answer 1

in Indonesia in 2018 which is the meeting place of several tectonic plates

Question 2

what are the tectonic plates like

Answer 2

indo-australian plate moving and subducting under eurasian plate around 6cm per year

Question 3

what does lombok mean and what were the dates of the earthquakes

Answer 3

lombok = collective name for the series of earthquakes between 29th July and 19th August 2018

Question 4

give 5 impacts of the earthquakes in 2018

Answer 4

-564 died
-around 1,500 people injured
-thousands of houses damaged
-overall cost was $600 million
-around 450 schools damaged

Question 5

what were the responses to these earthquakes

Answer 5

-indonesian gov. declared 3 week state of emergency
-2 helicopters were deployed
-lack of heavy lifting equipment, some rescuers had to dig by hand
-indonesian Red Cross provided first aid
-French military transport plane provided 25 tonnes of humanitarian aid
-EU’s contributed €650 000.

Question 6

what was the highest magnitude of the earthquake

Answer 6

7.0 magntiude 5th august