Nepal Earthquake April 2015

Question 1

What were the causes of the earthquake

Answer 1

A sudden thrust, or release of built up stress along the Indo australian and eurasian plate

Question 2

What was the magnitude of the earthquake

Answer 2

7.8

Question 3

What were the primary consequences of the earthquake(6)

Answer 3

9,000 killed
20,000 injured
3m left homeless
Widespread destruction of buildings and infrastructure
Power water sanitation and communications cut
$5b worth of damage

Question 4

What were the immediate responses(4)

Answer 4

Interantional and Nepalease volunteer search and rescue teams rescued 16 surviors
The NGO wolrd vision provided emergency food kits for 8000 people
Relief aid included helicroptrs for search and recue
300,000 people migrated from Kathmandu to seek shelter

Question 5

What were the secondary consequences (4)

Answer 5

Communities cut off by landslides and avalanches
Avalamches on Mt Everest killed 19 people
An avalanche in the langtang region lwft 250 people missing
Flooding in the Kali Gandai river

Question 6

What were the long term responses(4)

Answer 6

New national disaster risk reduction policy to increasefuture resillience
Most roads repaired and landslides cleared by late 2015
212,000 new homes constructed by september
UNESCO working with the gov to restore 700 damaged temples palaces and museums