Nepal/Chile Earthquakes

Question 1

Chile’s HDI rank

Answer 1

41

Question 2

Nepal’s HDI rank

Answer 2

145

Question 3

Chile Earthquake date

Answer 3

27th Feb 2010

Question 4

Nepal Earthquake date

Answer 4

25th Apr 2015

Question 5

Magnitude of Chile Earthquake

Answer 5

8.8

Question 6

Magnitude of Nepal Earthquake

Answer 6

7.9

Question 7

Type of plate margin that caused Chile Earthquake

Answer 7

Destructive

Question 8

Distance of Kathmandu from epicentre

Answer 8

80km NW

Question 9

Which plates caused Chile Earthquake?

Answer 9

Nazca & South American

Question 10

Which plates caused Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 10

Indo-Australian and Eurasian

Question 11

Chile Earthquake happened out at sea - what did this cause?

Answer 11

Tsunami

Question 12

How many mm are the plates moving towards each other (Nepal)?

Answer 12

45mm

Question 13

What speed (km/h) were the Chile tsunami waves?

Answer 13

800km/h

Question 14

How many kilometres was the Nepal Earthquake below the surface?

Answer 14

15km

Question 15

How many people died in the Chile Earthquake?

Answer 15

500

Question 16

What did shallow Earthquakes in Nepal cause?

Answer 16

Landslides and Avalanches

Question 17

How many people were affected by the Chile Earthquakes?

Answer 17

800,000

Question 18

How many people died in the Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 18

9000

Question 19

How many homes were destroyed in the Chile Earthquake?

Answer 19

220,000

Question 20

What proportion and number of Nepal’s population was affected?

Answer 20

A third - 8 million

Question 21

Cost of Chile Earthquake

Answer 21

$30bn USD

Question 22

How many left homeless after Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 22

3 million

Question 23

Which Chilean airport was badly damaged?

Answer 23

Santiago

Question 24

What percentage of shops were destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 24

50%

Question 25

How many km of roads were damaged by landslides in Chile?

Answer 25

1500km

Question 26

How much was the damage expected to cost in Nepal?

Answer 26

£5bn USD

Question 27

How did the Chile Earthquake affect other Pacific countries?

Answer 27

Tsunami waves

Question 28

How many people did the Mt. Everest (Nepal) avalanches kill?

Answer 28

19

Question 29

What happened at the chemical plant near Santiago?

Answer 29

Fire

Question 30

What blocked the Kali Gandaki river (Nepal)?

Meaning what?

Answer 30

Landslide

People were evacuated

Question 31

How much money did a national appeal (Chile) raise?

Answer 31

$60mn USD

Question 32

How many tents were needed for the homeless after the Nepal Earthquake?

Answer 32

500,000

Question 33

After 10 days, power was restored to __%of homes in Chile

Answer 33

90%

Question 34

Search and rescue teams were sent to Nepal from which countries?

Answer 34

UK, India & China

Question 35

What export meant Chile didn’t need much foreign aid to recover?

Answer 35

Copper

Question 36

How many Nepalese schools needed to be rebuilt?

Answer 36

7000

Question 37

How long did the government estimate the recovery to take (Chile)?

Answer 37

4 years

Question 38

What industry increased the money available for repairs in Nepal?

Answer 38

Tourism industry

Question 39

How many homes were included in Chile’s immediate reconstruction plan?

Answer 39

200,000

Question 40

What was held in 2015 to discuss reconstruction and financial support needed after disasters (Nepal)?

Answer 40

International conference