PPT-NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

Rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal after a 79 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people Hospitals are inundated with the injured while many survivors who have lost homes will be now sleeping . broken hearted . and binds up their . wounds.. Psalm 147:3. A devastating 7.8 . magnitude earthquake struck . Nepal on . Saturday 25. th. . April causing widespread damage.. The homes of . 2.8 million . Aditya Kumar Anand . Project Assistant Level – 2 . CSIR-Central Road Research Institute . Earthquakes. An earthquake.  . is the . shaking and vibration . on the surface of the earth resulting from . ANGELA PFAEFFLI. NEPAL. Located in Asia between China and India. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Sushil. . Koirala. is the current Prime Minister. Population of 27 million. 56,827 . sq. miles. Saturday 25. th. April 2015 Magnitude of 7.8 . Our link school is here in . Pokhara. The epicentre was North West of the capital Kathmandu, but the impact has spread far . beyond.. Some facts about the earthquake. Nepal Earthquakes. The first earthquake occurred just before midday on 25 April 2015 at a 7.8 Magnitude. The . epicentre. was in the . Gorkha. district.. Budget Hotel in . Thamel. before and after. Occurred just before midday on 25 April 2015. 7.8 Magnitude at a depth of around 15 . kilometres. The . epicentre. was the village of . Barpak. in the . Gorkha. district. The tremors were felt as far away as India, Pakistan and Bhutan.. Ria. Guest. Monarchy. Where the statue of . Prithvi. . Narayan. Shah once stood. Pink geraniums replaced him after the Maoists toppled it and dragged its head through the streets during the civil war.. magnitude earthquake struck . Nepal on . Saturday 25. th. . April causing widespread damage.. The homes of . 2.8 million . people have been destroyed or damaged. . Families . are sleeping in . makeshift tents, . and humanitarian response. . L. essons . from Nepal. THE SCIENCE OF . AFTERSHOCK FORECASTING. Earthquakes can’t be predicted. However, aftershocks follow robust seismological . ‘laws’. Probability . The Bishop’s School. La Jolla, CA. Frank Carr. January 2013. 2. USAID Rule of Law Project. 2005 – 2007. Kathmandu NGO. Improve the Rule of Law and Promote a Civil Society . Facilitate the drafting of the Nepal Mediation Law. earthquake. (also known as a . quake. , . tremor. or . temblor. ) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the . Earth's. . crust. that creates . seismic waves. . . The . seismicity. , . seismism. Nepal . Physical Geography Overview. Bibliography . Cultural Photo Essay . Political . Overview. . Economic Overview . Photo Essay. Sagarmatha. National Park. Wall Paintings . Nepalese . Sherpas. . John . Whelpton. Hong Kong (HKAS) 5 July 2019. EARTHQUAKES IN HISTORY. (after Robinson (2016)). 12. th. century B.C. - a series of quakes a factor in the collapse of . Mycenean. and other Bronze Age civilisations?. Community. 1. Contents. . Understanding Disaster . Disasters in Nepal (Earthquakes in Nepal). Understanding earthquake . disaster (basic). Geographical . Structure of . Nepal. Ground level and different effect of disaster.