Chile Date of the earthquake Strength of the earthquake

Earthquake 27 February 2010 8.8 on the Richter scale

Where did it happen?
The coast of central Chile.
The earthquake occurred at
a destructive plate margin
causing a number of high
magnitude earthquakes over
many years
Primary effects are caused by the ground shaking and includes
deaths and injuries. and damage to the road and buildings
Secondary effects are the results of the primary and includes
tsunami,fire,landslides and responses to the earthquakes such as
care and supports

What caused the earthquake?

The Nazca plate went beneath the South American
plate which caused high stress beneath Chile, making
the country highly prone to large magnitude
earthquakes.
The Nazca plate moved beneath the south American
plate which cause the large amount of shock waves to
come up to Chile.

Primary effects Secondary effects

500 people were killed and 12 000 injured-800 000 people
affected
220 000 homes,4500 schools,53 ports,56 hospitals and
other public buildings were destroyed
Port of Talcahuano and Santiago airport were badly
damaged
Nearly all of Chile lost power, water, supplies and
communications
In total the earthquake estimated $30 billion
1500km of road damage mainly done by land slides. This cut off
remote communities from help for many days.
Several coastal towns were devastated by tsunami waves as the
earthquake generated a series of waves as the epicentre is
close the sea
Othe pacific countries struck by tsunami-warning were issued
which prevented loss of lives
A fire at a chemical plant had occurred many people were
evacuated

By Tasnim Ahmed
 Strength of the
Nepal Date of the earthquake
earthquake

Earthquake 25 April 2015 7.9 on the Richter scale

Where did it happen?

The earthquake occurred 80km to the north-west of Nepal's capital city Kathmandu
in the foothills of the Himalayas.

What caused the earthquake?

The earthquake occurred at a destructive
margin where the indo-Austrailian plate is
colliding with the Eurasian plate at 45mm per
year. The collision and the pressure at this
margin are responsible for the formation of
the Himalayas.it was also caused by a
sudden thrust of built up stress along the fault
line where the Indian plate is slowly diving
underneath the Eurasian plate

Primary effects
9000 people died and 20 000 injured and over 8 million people
were affected
3 million people were made homeless as their houses were
Secondary effects
Ground shaking triggered landslides and avalanches which blocked
destroyed
roads and hampered relief efforts
Electricity and water supplies,sanitationand communication were
affected
The avalanche on mount everrest killed 19 people
1.4 million were left without food,water,shelter and were in need
for weeks
The avalanche on Langtang reigon left 250 people missing
7000 schools were destroyed and hospital were overwhelmed
International air ports became congested as aid arrived
A landslide blocked the kali Gandaki river which made many people
50% of shops destroyed affecting food supplies and people
evacuate in case of a flooding
livelihoods
The cost of the damage were estimated over $5 billion

By Tasnim Ahmed