Nepal Earthquake

Question 1

When and where was the earthquake?

Answer 1

Nepal on the 25th April 2015

Question 2

It had a magnitude of what?

Answer 2

7.8

Question 3

What plates were pushed together that created the earthquake?

Answer 3

The Indian and Eurasian plate

Question 4

Causes of the Nepal earthquake

Answer 4

• The Indian and Eurasian plate push together by 20mm a year
• When the plates moved a huge amount of strain was released
• The shallow focus caused extremely strong shaking on the surface which caused great damage
• The fault line ran right under Kathmandu

Question 5

What was triggered after the earthquake?

Answer 5

• aftershocks
• one on the 26th april with 6.7
• another on the 12th may with 7.3
• avalanches on Mount everest

Question 6

What happened on the 15th May?

Answer 6

• a landslide
• flattened most buildings in Singati
• killing 12 people
• 547 landslides were linked to this earthquake

Question 7

Who supplied the emergency aid?

Answer 7

• NGOs such as Oxfam and Red Cross

Question 8

What was the emergency aid?

Answer 8

• 10 tonnes of blankets
• 50 tonnes of water
• 22 tonnes of food
• 2 tonnes of medical supplies
• doctors
• engineering task force

Question 9

What was the long term aid?

Answer 9

• Scheme called ‘Cash for Work’
• Survivors were paid to work on rebuilding projects in their own communities

Question 10

What were the primary consequences?

Answer 10

• 8635 people were killed
• over 180 buildings were reduced to rubble in Kathmandu
• historical/religious buildings were destroyed
• ## 19,009 people were injured

Question 11

What were the secondary consequences?

Answer 11

• thousands of homeless people had to sleep outside
• schools and health facilities had to close
• people in Kathmandu struggled to return to their families