The challenge of Natural Hazard Chile & Nepal Flashcards
What is gross domestic product (GDP)?
A measure of the total wealth of a country
What is human development Index (HDI)?
A measure of the development of a country
On which day and year did the chile earthquake occur?
it occurred in the 27th February 2010
What was the magnitude of the chile earthquake on the Richter scale?
8.8
The earthquake occurred on which plate?
Occurred on a destructive plate margin
The earthquake occurred in which ocean?
It occurred in the pacific ocean, displacing a lot of sea water, which then triggered a tsunami.
On which day and year did the Nepal earthquake occur?
25th April 2015
What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake on the Richter scale?
7.9
The earthquake occurred on which plate?
a destructive plate margin
How far was the earthquake epicentre away from Nepal’s capital city (Kathmandu)
It was 80 km away
How many km below the surface did the earthquake originate from?
15km below the surface
Having the earthquake originate not that far from the surface, what did it trigger?
Huge avalanches and landslide
primary effects of the chile earthquake
Around 500 killed and 12,000 injured
800,000 people affected overall.
56 hospitals, 4,500 schools, 22,000 homes
.many well constructed buildings were left after the earthquake
. Water, electricity and communication were left in many places.
Estimated cost of $30billion
Secondary effects of the chile earthquake
Debris blocked roads for weeks
Landslides damages 1500km of roads
Fires broke out in building due to burst pipes.
A tsunami was triggered by the earthquake which destroyed coastal town and ports
Primary effects of the Nepal earthquake
9,000 killed and 20,000 injured
8 million people affected
3 million people left homeless
7,000 schools destroyed and 50% of all shops destroyed leading to food shortages
1.4 million people were urgently in need of food water and shelter
Estimate of around$5billion
