Earthquake: Kasmir

Question 1

Where is the Kashmir region?

Answer 1

North Pakistan

Question 2

What plate margin was the Kashmir earthquake?

Answer 2

Destructive

Question 3

What plates were involved in the Kashmir earthquake?

Answer 3

Indian plate and the Eurasian plate

Question 4

Which plate subducted: Kashmir earthquake?

Answer 4

The Indian plate is subducted under the Eurasian plate

Question 5

What was the magnitude on the Moment Magnitude scale of Kashmir earthquake?

Answer 5

7.6

Question 6

How far (in Km2) did the damage of the Kashmir earthquake extend to?

Answer 6

30,000 km2

Question 7

Economic impacts of the Kashmir earthquake

Answer 7

It cost the US $5 billion in total and whole villages and thousands of buildings were destroyed- costing the US $3.5 billion.

Question 8

Social impacts of the Kashmir earthquake

Answer 8

80,000 death toll, thousands injured, 3 million homeless, water and electricity lines broken, landslides buried people and buildings, roads and telephone lines were destroyed, Diarrhoea and other diseases spread from the little clean water availability.

Question 9

Environmental impacts of the Kashmir earthquake

Answer 9

Landslides and rockfalls affected habitats, a landslide in Jhelum Valley was over 1 km wide and over 2km long- the debris created a dam at the bottom of the valley and blocked two conjoining rivers.

Question 10

Short term responses of the Kashmir earthquake

Answer 10

International aid and equipment and rescue dogs were sent, tents, blankets and medical supplies but not all areas affected got these.

Question 11

Long term responsesof the Kashmir earthquake

Answer 11

Training has been provided to help rebuild more buildings as earthquake resistant.
Money from the government was given to those who lost their homes so they could rebuild their homes.
There was a relocation of 40,000 people to a new town from Balakot