Global Hazrads - Hazardous tectonic event: Nepal 2015

Causes

Indian and Eurasian plate pushing together 20mm a year

A huge force builds up an enormous amount pressure

When the plate move suddenly, a centuries worth of built up strain was released

the shallow focus was 15km below the surface caused extremely strong shaking, VII on the Mercalli scale

The crust moved 3m in some places

The fault line ran right underneath the densely populated city of Kathmandu

1000km fault line

Effects of the Earth quake

Primary effects

500,000 houses destryed

12,000 school buildings ruined

70% of buildings destroyed in Gorkha region

Secondary effects

$10 billion in damage

3 millions left homeless

Responses

Short term

4000 military personnel from 18 countries flew to Nepal to help

10 tonnes of blankets delivered

50 tonnes of water, 22 tonnes of food, 2 tonnes of medical supplies

Food provided for 1,8 million

90% of Nepal army deployed to help

Long term

British government pledged £33 million to Nepal

People were educated on earthquake response

Factfile

Tremor lasted 1 minute

April 25th, Saturday 11:56

Magnitude 7.8, aftershock 7.3

20 billion economy based on tourism

25.2% below the poverty line

Nepal has a population of 1.183 million

future needs

Close monitoring of fault lines

Careful construction of buildings, one storey

Education about earthquake response

VII on mercalle scale (severe)

'Cash for work' projects set up to pay people for rebuilding projects

Tourism declined massively

9000 deaths

22,000 injured

547 landslides