nepal and chile

Question 1

how long did the chile earthquake last

Answer 1

3 mins

Question 2

what plate did the chile earthquake occur on

Answer 2

destructive plate where the nazca plate subducts beneath the south american plate

Question 3

where did the chile earthquake occur

Answer 3

in the pacific ocean which triggered a tsunami

Question 4

what year was the chile earthquake

Answer 4

27th feb 2010

Question 5

what yr was the nepal earthquake

Answer 5

25th apr 2015

Question 6

measurement of the chile earthquake on the richter scale

Answer 6

8.8

Question 7

magnitude of nepal earthquake

Answer 7

7.9

Question 8

what was the cause of nepals EQ

Answer 8

subduction of the indoor-australian plate beneath the eurasian plate

Question 9

distance of the earths epicentre from kathmandu (nepals capital)

Answer 9

80km away

Question 10

why was nepals eq felt strongly on the surface

Answer 10

it was only 15km below the surface

Question 11

damages caused by nepals eq:

Answer 11

hundreds of kms into pakistan, tibet and india

Question 12

primary effects of chiles earthquakes

Answer 12

-500 killed and 12k injured
-800k ppl affected overall
-buildings destroyed
-22k homes
-4.5k skls
-53 ports and 54 hospitals
-santiago airport was also badly damaged

-water, electricity & communication lost in many places

Question 13

estimated cost of chiles eq

Answer 13

$30 billion

Question 14

secondary effects of chiles eq

Answer 14

-1.5k roads damaged
-blocked roads for weeks
-a tsunami was triggered which also hit other countries
-fires broke out

Question 15

nepals primary effects

Answer 15

-9k killed & 20k injured
-8m ppl affected which is half of nepals population
-3m ppl left homeless
-7k skls destroyed
-power water and communication was affected
-1.4m ppl were in need of urgent food water and shelter
-historical landmarks damaged

Question 16

cost of nepals eq

Answer 16

$5 billion

Question 17

what led to food and supply shortages in nepal

Answer 17

50% of shops were destroyed

Question 18

nepals secondary effects

Answer 18

-landslides and avalanches triggered by ground shaking which caused road blockage and ppl being trapped under snow and rubble
-avalanches caused 19 ppl to die and hundreds missing
-landslides blocked rivers (eg kali gandaki river)

Question 19

chiles immediate responses

Answer 19

-emergency services quickly
-search and rescue teams
-emergency field hospitals were set up to help the injured

Question 20

chiles response in 24 hours

Answer 20

temporary repairs and response teams travelling to remote communities

Question 21

chiles gov response

Answer 21

5k temporary shelters for homeless and a further 30k emergency ones

Question 22

chiles response within 10 days

Answer 22

power and water was restored to 90% of homes

Question 23

nepals immediate responses

Answer 23

-international aid arrived from uk, india and china + search and rescue teams

Question 24

how much chile raised

Answer 24

$60 million

Question 25

how much nepal raised

Answer 25

£87 mill

Question 26

nepals response to avalanches and landslides

Answer 26

-Helicopters were used for search, rescue
-Those left stranded by avalanches were rescued by helicopter
-and those affected by landslides were given vital supplies

Question 27

how many tents did nepal provide

Answer 27

half a mill which provided shelter for homeless

Question 28

how many ppl fled from kathmandu ro seek shelter

Answer 28

300k

Question 29

how did nepal use social media

Answer 29

for communication eg. facebook

Question 30

how long did president of chile say it could take to go back to normal

Answer 30

4 yrs