Natural Hazards

Question 1

When was the Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 1

25 April 2015

Question 2

What were the Richter scale numbers for Chile and Nepal?

Answer 2

Nepal: 7.9
Chile: 8.8

Question 3

List 4 primary effects of Nepal

Answer 3

Water & power supply affected
7000 schools destroyed
9000 killed
20000 injured

Question 4

List 4 primary effects of Chile

Answer 4

Santiago airport badly damaged
Many areas lost power
Around 500 killed
12000 injured

Question 5

List 2 Secondary effects of Nepal

Answer 5

19 killed in Mount Everest Avalanche

250 missing in Langtang region avalanche

Question 6

List 2 Secondary effects of Chile

Answer 6

Tsunami waves destroy coastal towns

1500km of roads damaged by landslides

Question 7

List 2 differences between Nepal and Chile (Effects, responses, the earthquake itself)

Answer 7

The Nepal earthquake happened on land so no Tsunami, unlike Chile
Around 18x more people died in Nepal