Chile + Nepal Earthquakes

• Chile 2010:

  • Epicentre off the coast (destructive margin)
  • Magnitude of 8.8
  • Shallow focus
• Nepal 2015:

  • Epicentre inland (collision margin)
  • Magnitude of 7.9
  • Very shallow focus
• Chile 2010:

  • GDP $14100
  • HDI 0.847
• Nepal 2015:

  • GDP $1041
  • HDI 0.587
• Chile 2010:

  • Primary - 500 killed, $30 billion cost
  • Secondary - main highway destroyed which stops aid, homelessness and unemployment
• Nepal 2015:

  • Primary - 9000 killed, $5 billion cost, 50% of shops
  • Secondary - communities cut off, loss of Everest tourism, 1.4 million in need of food, water, shelter
• Chile 2010:

  • Immediate - power/water restored to 90% in 10 days, $30 million raised for shelters
  • Long-term - 4 years to recover, no foreign aid
• Nepal 2015:

  • Immediate - 500,000 tents needed, aid from UK, India, China
  • Long-term - stricter building codes, rivers and roads cleared