Nepal Case Study

Question 1

What was the date of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 1

25th April 2015

Question 2

What is the GNI of Nepal?

Answer 2

$730 (LIC)

Question 3

What is the magnitude/focus depth of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 3

Magnitude: 7.8
Focus Depth 8.2km

Question 4

What are the primary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 4

• 8841 died
• 16,800 injured
• 1 million homeless
• Rice seed stored in homes were ruined in the rubble

Question 5

What are the secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 5

• Food shortage and income loss
• Tourism is 8.9% of its GDP and 1.1 million jobs rely on this industry. Income has shrunk as tourists have stayed away.
• Many people had to live in temporary shelters as their homes collapsed.
• The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, it swept through Everest Base Camp.

Question 6

What are the immediate responses to the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 6

• Helicopters rescued and delivered supplies to villages cut off by landslides and avalanches.
• Temporary shelters were set up. The Red Cross provided tents for 225,000 people.
• 75,000 were unreachable by air due to the mountainous terrain. Sherpas were used to hike relief supplied to remote areas.

Question 7

What were the long-term responses to the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 7

• Stricter controls on building codes were brought in.
• August 2015, repairs to Everest base camp and new trekking routes meant climbers returned.
• UN trained individuals in how to maintain and repair irrigation channels damaged by the landslide. This allowed crop production to increase and growing seasons to extend.

Question 8

What topic is the Nepal case study part of?

Answer 8

Natural Hazards (earthquake)