Earthquake Case Studies

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Gorkha, Nepal (LIC)
Date - April 2015, 11:56am, Saturday
Richter scale - 7.8
Deaths - 8,841 (16,800 injured)
Homeless - 1 million
L'Aquila Earthquake, Italy (HIC)
Date - 6th April 2009, 3:30am (ppl sleeping)
Richter Scale - 6.3
Deaths - 308 dead, 1500 injured
Homeless - 67,500
Primary Effects - Gorkha, Nepal
Transport disruption
Reduction in supply of water, food and electricity
50% of schools were destroyed
26 hospitals were destroyed
$10 billion of damage
Primary Effects - L'Aquila, Italy
Roads destroyed, transport disruption
$11, 400 million in damage
L'Aquila hospital was destroyed
Type of Plate boundary - L'Aquila, Italy
Collision Plate Boundary - two continental
Secondary Effects - Gorkha, Nepal
Harvests reduced or lost
Avalanche on Mount Everest - 19 people died
Nepal were set back with development as they had to spend lots of money recovering from the earthquake
Secondary Effects - L'Aquila, Italy
Aftershocks triggered landslides, mudslides and rockfalls, causing damage to housing and transport
Lack of housing lead to an increase in house prices
Immediate responses- Italy
Italian red cross searching for survivors within an hour
Temporary hospitals set up
30,000 people were moved to the coast
Immediate Responses - Nepal
Temporary shelters set up by Red Cross
Countries sent things like food and blankets
Tent cities created
Long-term Responses - Italy
Buildings are now retrofitted meaning they are made earthquake resistant

Residents did not have to pay taxes in 2010

Homes took several years to rebuild
Long-term Responses - Nepal
Money is given to Nepal each year in aid to help them recover
8 months after - $247 million had been spent on recovery