nepal earthquake

• where was it

  Gorka, Nepal
• when was it?

  25th April 2015
• GDP per capita 


  $690
• plate boundary 


  destructive
• magnitude 


  7.8
• primary effects 


  • 9000 died
  • 22000 injured
  • 800000 buildings damaged/ destroyed
  • 4 million left homeless
  • damage cost was $5 billion
  • roads and bridges destroyed
  • water tanks and pipes destroyed leaving 2 million without access to clean water and sanitation
• secondary affects 


  • earthquake triggered avalanches on mount everest which killed 18 people
  • mountain roads blocked by landslides preventing emergency aid
  • lack of clean water caused a typhus outbreak killing 13 people
• immediate responses

  • india and china sent teams to rescue people trapped in debris - lack of machinery slowed down rescue efforts
  • damaged roads made it hard for emergency workers and aid to get through
  • charities like oxfam provided food and temporary water supplies
  • red cross set up emergency shelters for 130000 families
• long term responses 


  • world bank group financed $500 million for earthquake resistant housing, repair roads and irrigation system
  • road from Nepal into Tibet reopened two years after earthquake
  • heritage sites rep opened in june 2015 to encourage tourists
  • water supply restored- 2 years after many still havent got access to clean water