The effects and responses to earthquakes Flashcards
What place is Nepal in the Human Development Index?
149th place
What place is Chile in the Human development Index?
42nd place
Is Nepal HIC or LIC?
LIC
Low Income Country
Is Chile HIC or LIC?
HIC
What was the magnitude of the Chile earthquake in 2010
8.8 magnitude on the Richter scale
What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake in 2015
7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale
How many people died after the Chile earthquake?
PRIMARY IMPACT
500 people
How many people were affected in the Chile earthquake?
PRIMARY IMPACT
8,000 people
How many people were injured in the Chile earthquake?
PRIMARY IMPACT
12,000 people
What was the cost of building repairs in Chile?
+why?
PRIMARY IMPACT
$30 billion
high cost is due to high quality building materials and earthquake-resistant reinforcements such as concrete collums strengthened by steel frames to reduce movement
Why was the cost of building reparis so high in Chile?
Their buildings are built with high quality earth quake-resistant technology such as concrete collums with strengthened by steel frames to reduce the movement of buildings.
Apart from their high quality earthquake-resistant buildings, suggest another reason why thier was a low death toll in Chile after the 2010 earthquake?
They have regular eathquake drills to keep people alert and prepared
What were the short-term responses to the Chile earthquake?
- Roads repaired in 24 hours!
- Electricity and clean water supply are restored to 90% of homes within 10 days
- 30,000 emergency wooden shelters built to support displaced people
What was the long term response to the Chile earthquake?
The country was fully recovered from the earthquake after only four years, due to it’s strong economy
There was a reconstruction plan to help 200,000 households
How many people died as a RESULT OF THE 2015 Nepal earthquake?
PRIMARY IMPACT
9,000 people
What were the secondary effects of the 2010 Chile earthquake?
- Tsunami affected coastal towns
- Landslides blocked roads
How many people were injured as a result of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake?
PRIMARY IMPACT
20,000 people
How many people were affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquake?
PRIMARY IMPACT
8 million people!!!
What was the cost of building repairs as a result of the 2015 Nepal earthquake?
$5 billion
Why was the cost of building repairs so low for Nepal after the 2015 earthquake?
Their buildings were built with low quality material due to the low economy in Nepal and they were not built with earthquake resistant technology like reinforced foundations- this is what led to majority of the deaths
What were the short term responses to the 2015 Nepal earthquake?
- Pleas were made to NGOS who brought medics, food, clean water & search and rescue teams
- Helicopters did supply drops to remote areas & did search and rescue
- 30,000 evacuated from Kathmandu to get to somewhere safer
What were the long term responses to the Nepal earthquake?
- A plea for monetary donations so that they could repair roads and increase imports of food, medics and clean water
- Kathmandu (capital) has still afected by earthquake due to Nepal’s weak economy
What were the secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake in 2015?
- An avalanche on Mount Everest killed 19 people
- Snow melt from avalance flooded rivers
- Landslides blocked roads (stops support like food, medicine, water from coming)
