Earthquake Disaster in Nepal (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Date of Nepal earthquake
Date of Nepal earthquake
25 April 2015
Magnitude of Nepal 2015 earthquake
Magnitude of Nepal 2015 earthquake
7.8 on Richter scale
Nepal's development country status
Nepal's development country status
Low-Income Developing Country (LIDC)
Plates colliding beneath Nepal
Plates colliding beneath Nepal
Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates
Focus depth of Nepal earthquake
Focus depth of Nepal earthquake
15km below Earth's surface (shallow focus)
Deaths from Nepal 2015 earthquake
Deaths from Nepal 2015 earthquake
8,635 people
Economic damage cost of Nepal earthquake
Economic damage cost of Nepal earthquake
$10 billion
Number of landslides from earthquake
Number of landslides from earthquake
547 landslides
Magnitude of 12 May aftershock
Magnitude of 12 May aftershock
7.3
People fed by World Food Programme
People fed by World Food Programme
1.8 million people