nepal Flashcards
1
Q
where
A
nepal gorka earthquake
2
Q
when?
A
april 2015
3
Q
magnitude
A
7.9 (highest in 80 yeras)
4
Q
duration
A
50 seconds
5
Q
eipceneter
A
80km north west of kathumandu
6
Q
plate bounry?
A
collision
7
Q
which plates are meeting?
A
indian and the erasian plate thease plates grind against each other and build pressure
8
Q
what type of crust do both the plates have?
A
continetal
9
Q
houses destoryed?
A
602,000
10
Q
cost?
A
$5 billion USD
11
Q
liquifaction?
A
depdning on soil water contenet, can be a big problem
12
Q
what happned?
A
slip along the main frontal thrust of the collision zone
13
Q
how many aftershocks?
A
51
14
Q
landslides?
A
many landslides casues inclduing on on evrest which killed 18 people
15
Q
dead?
A
8,960
