Case study - tectonic hazards

• New Zealand: HIC, GNI = $31220, city impacted = Christchurch, population of city = 375000, population density = 1300 per km^2
• Nepal: LIC, GNI = $2500, City impacted = Kathmandu, Population of city = 1200000, population density = 20200 per km^2
• New Zealand EQ: Date = 22nd Feb 2011, margin = conservative, focus depth = 5km, richter scale strength = 6.3
• Nepal EQ: Date = 25th April 2015, margin = destructive, focus depth = 15km, richter scale strength = 7.8
• New Zealand Primary Effects: 185 deaths, 7000 injured, 100000 buildings damaged, water + sewage pipes damaged
• Nepal Primary Effects: 9000 deaths, 22000 injured, 600000 buildings damaged, water tanks + pipes damaged
• New Zealand Secondary Effects: US$40 billion in damages, 10000 homeless, businesses closed for weeks, 10000 left Christchurch, 163 schools closed for two weeks
• Nepal Secondary Effects: US$5 Billion in damages, 3 million homeless, tourist economy impacted, 300000 left Kathmandu, 1 million children could not return to school for at least a month, landslides blocked rivers, 50% still living in temp shelters two years later
• New Zealand Immediate Responses: US$7 Million in aid, search and rescue teams, aid workers from Red Cross, temporary field hospitals
• Nepal Immediate Responses: US$1 Billion in aid, search and rescue teams, aid workers from the Red Cross, temporary field hospitals, half a million tents from UNICEF (a tent city established in Kathmandu)
• New Zealand Long-Term Responses: water + gas reconnected, EQ building codes tightened, 10000 affordable homes built, buildings demolished/repaired/rebuilt if needed
• Nepal Long-Term Responses: EQ drills introduced, US$200 Million in aid from Asian Development Bank, millions of homes rebuilt with tighter building codes