The document discusses the negative impacts of earthquakes, including primary effects like building and infrastructure damage from ground shaking, and secondary effects like tsunamis, landslides, and flooding that can cause further damage and deaths. Larger earthquakes with higher magnitudes on the Richter scale cause more destruction. A case study on the 2015 Nepal earthquake is provided as an example.
The document discusses the negative impacts of earthquakes, including primary effects like building and infrastructure damage from ground shaking, and secondary effects like tsunamis, landslides, and flooding that can cause further damage and deaths. Larger earthquakes with higher magnitudes on the Richter scale cause more destruction. A case study on the 2015 Nepal earthquake is provided as an example.
The document discusses the negative impacts of earthquakes, including primary effects like building and infrastructure damage from ground shaking, and secondary effects like tsunamis, landslides, and flooding that can cause further damage and deaths. Larger earthquakes with higher magnitudes on the Richter scale cause more destruction. A case study on the 2015 Nepal earthquake is provided as an example.
The document discusses the negative impacts of earthquakes, including primary effects like building and infrastructure damage from ground shaking, and secondary effects like tsunamis, landslides, and flooding that can cause further damage and deaths. Larger earthquakes with higher magnitudes on the Richter scale cause more destruction. A case study on the 2015 Nepal earthquake is provided as an example.
3. The table below shows the primary and secondary effects of earthquakes.
Impact Example
a. The and destruction caused by ground shaking
Building
Roads and bridges
Damage to power cables and water pipes
b. , flooding, landslide and
Damages caused by primary effects
2011 Japan earthquake
The number of deaths caused by
earthquake-induced tsunami is much higher than that of building collapsing. This shows that secondary effects are sometimes more destructive than primary effects.
2015 Nepal Earthquake Refer to textbook P. 55
Case study
Date 25 April and 12 May, 2015
Primary Many casualties, people became homeless and buildings were damaged effects or collapsed Impacts Secondary on Mount Everest, causing many casualties effects
