Nepal Earthquake

Question 1

when was the Nepal earthquake

Answer 1

25th April 2015

Question 2

what plates caused it

Answer 2

Indo-Asian and Eurasian plates

Question 3

what magnitude was the earthquake

Answer 3

7.8

Question 4

what were some primary effects of the earthquake

Answer 4

8841 dead, over 16000 injured, 1 million left homeless,1/3 of the population affected
26 hospitals and 50% of schools destroyed
352 aftershocks
roads, trains and other transport systems damaged

Question 5

what were some secondary effects of the earthquake

Answer 5

Avalanche on mt. Everest, resulting in 18 deaths
multiple landslides cut 400k people off from aid
tourism lost (10% of economy earnings)
avalanches, landslides etc. raised death toll to 9k
irrigation systems damaged

Question 6

what some immediate responses

Answer 6

225k shelters provided by red cross
UN and WHO set up medical supplies and field hospitals
9 Nepalese helicopters rescued people from landmarks such as Everest
telephone calls made free as well as Facebook check ups

Question 7

what were some long-term responses

Answer 7

274m dollars pledged by EU, UN, Japanese banks etc.
money spent on repairing buildings, 7000 schools, and other infrastructure
by August 2015 trails and routes on Everest were rebuilt
Durbar square heritage sites build to encourage tourism