Primary and Secondary Effects of Earthquakes: Chile and Nepal - Page 14

Primary and Secondary Effects of Earthquakes: Chile and Nepal - Page 14

1. Primary Effects - Chile

   • 500 people killed
   • 12,00 injured
   • 220,000 homes destroyed
   • 4,500 schools destroyed

2. Secondary Effects - Nepal

   • 9,000 killed
   • 20,000 injured
   • 3 million homeless
   • 7,000 schools destroyed

3. Secondary Effects - Chile

   • 1,500 km of roads damaged, mainly by landslides
   • This meant that remote communities were cut off for many days

4. Secondary Effects - Nepal

   • A landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki River 140 km north of the capital, Kiathmandu
   • Many people were evacuated in case of flooding

5. What Happened in Chile?

   • On the 27th February, 2010, an Earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale, lasting 3 minutes, struck Chile
   • The earthquake occurred at a destructive plate margin, where the Nazca Plate is moving beneath the South American Plate
   • The cost of the damage was $30 billion

6. What Happened in Nepal?

   • An earthquake hit Nepal on the 25th April, 2015, measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale
   • The epicentre was about 80 km to the north west of Nepal's capital in the foot hills of the Himalayas
   • This was because the Indo-Australian Plate is Colliding with the Eurasian Plate, at a rate of 45 mm per year