nepal (kathmandu) earthquake

Question 1

when did the earthquake take place?

Answer 1

25th April 2015

Question 2

where is Nepal?

Answer 2

Nepal is in central asia bordering Northern india and Southern China

Question 3

how many died?

Answer 3

8633

Question 4

how many were injured?

Answer 4

21,000

Question 5

how many were left homeless?

Answer 5

3 million

Question 6

what is Nepal like economically?

Answer 6

one of the poorest countries in the world 197th out of 229 countries for GDP per capita ranking

Question 7

what were the physical secondary effects?

Answer 7

avalanches and landslides

Question 8

where was the epicentre in regards to Kathmandu

Answer 8

80km northwest of the capital

Question 9

what was the focus depth of the earthquake?

Answer 9

15km

Question 10

what plates did the earthquake occur between?

Answer 10

indian and eurasian

Question 11

what type of plate margin caused this earthquake?

Answer 11

convergent collision margin

Question 12

how many aftershocks were there?

Answer 12

around 100

Question 13

what did the aftershocks do to the aid effort?

Answer 13

made it very difficult and unsafe

Question 14

how did nepal’s emergency services deal with the earthquake?

Answer 14

they weren’t able to cope and were overrun so relied heavily on foreign aid services to provide emergency care

Question 15

how much did Nepal’s economy shrink by?

Answer 15

25% or $5bn USD

Question 16

why was the economy so badly effected?

Answer 16

Nepal relies mainly on tourism to support its economy and this pretty much halted in the aftermath

Question 17

what was the economic cost of all the damaged caused by the earthquake and secondary events?

Answer 17

$6.6bn USD