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2015 The Nepal Earthquake of April 2015 Photos
2015 The Nepal Earthquake of April 2015 Photos
OF APRIL 25,2015
Part 2: Happenings During the
First 24 Hours
UPDATED REPORT AS OF
SATURDAY NIGHT:
AT LEAST 1,400 PEOPLE DEAD;
MANY INJURED; MANY MAY BE
TRAPPED UNDER RUBBLE
NEPAL: COLLISION OF EURASIAN
AND INDO-AUSTRALIAN PLATES
NEPAL: A NATION OF 27.8
MILLION
LOCATION: LAMJUNG—80
km NW of Kathmandu (USGS)
KATHMANDU, THE
CAPITAL, DEVASTATED
TECTONIC
DAMAGE/ LOSS
DAMAGE/LOSS DEFORMATION
FOUNDATION
DAMAGE/ LOSS
EARTHQUAKE FAILURE
SITE
DAMAGE/ LOSS
AMPLIFICATION
GROUND
LIQUEFACTION DAMAGE/ LOSS
SHAKING
INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO
HORIZONTAL GROUND SHAKING
SOIL AMPLIFICATION
PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT
(SURFACE FAULTING & GROUND
FAILURE)
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION
EARTHQUAKES AND PLAN
INATTENTION TO NON-
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
SIZE, LOCATION, AND DEPTH
AFFECT DAMAGE
• The quake's hypocenter was only 11
kilometers (7 miles) --- The bigger,
shallower, and closer the quake is, the
more destructive it usually is.
• Witnesses said the trembling and
swaying of the earth went on for
several minutes.
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
CREDIT: ASSOCIATED
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DAMAGE (Credit: AP)
DAMAGED BUILDING
(Credit: AP)
DAMAGED BUILDING
(Credit: AP)
DAMAGED TEMPLE
(Credit: AP)
SURVIVORS OUTSIDE
TEMPLE (Credit: AP)
DAMAGED HOUSES
(Credit: AP)
COLLAPSED BUILDING
(Credit: AP)
TAXI BURIED IN DEBRIS
(Credit: AP)
BASANTAPUR DUBAR
SQUARE Credit: AP)
BASANTAPUR DUBAR
SQUARE Credit: AP)
BASANTAPUR DUBAR
SQUARE Credit: AP)
CLEARING DERBIS
(Credit: AP)
CLEARING DEBRIS
(Credit: AP)
DEVASTATION AT SURBURBAN
LALITPUR (Credit: AP)
DAMAGED ROAD: (Credit: AP)
DOWNED ELECTRICAL LINES:
(Credit: AP)
SAVING ANIMALS: (Credit: AP)
SIRVIVORS TRAPPED INSIDE:
(Credit: AP)
SEARCH AND RESCUE:
DAHARA TOWER: (Credit: AP)
SURVIVORS OUTSIDE MEDICARE
HOSPITAL (Credit: AP)
INJURED TREATED OUTSIDE
MEDICARE HOSPITAL (Credit: AP)
TRANSPORTING INJURED WO-
MAN TO LALITPUR: (Credit: AP)
TRANSPORTING INJURED MAN
TO LALITPUR: (Credit: AP)
SCHOOL USED AS EVACUATION
CENTER (Credit: AP)
AFTERSHOCKS FORCE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE FOR NIGHT (Credit: AP)
CONCERNED ABOUT AFTER-
SHOCKS IN INDIA (Credit: AP)
RELIEF SUPPLIES BEING LOAD-
ED IN NEW DEHLI (Credit: AP)
LESSON: THE KNOWLEDGE AND TIMING
OF ANTICIPATORY ACTIONS IS VITAL
BOOKS OF
KNOWLEDGE
DATA BASES YOUR
AND INFORMATION
COMMUNITY
EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
RESILIENCE
HAZARDS:
•PREPAREDNESS
GROUND SHAKING •PROTECTION
GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING •EM RESPONSE
TECTONIC DEFORMATION •RECOSTRUCTION AND
TSUNAMI RUN UP
AFTERSHOCKS RECOVERY
PILLARS OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
RESILIENCE
Preparedness
Protection: Adoption and Implementation of a
Modern Earthquake Engineering Building Code
and Lifeline Standards
Prevention: Land Use Planning and Base
Isolation
PILLARS OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
RESILIENCE (continued)
Monitoring
Realistic Earthquake Disaster Scenarios
Timely Emergency Response (including search
and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services)
Cost-Effective Recovery and Reconstruction
THE CHALLENGE: