epal earthquake of 2015
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Nepal earthquake of 2015
Also known as: Gorkha earthquake
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Nepal earthquake of 2015, also called Gorkha earthquake, severe earthquake that struck near the city of Kathmandu in central Nepal on April 25, 2015. About 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were injured, and more than 600,000 structures in Kathmandu and other nearby towns were either damaged or destroyed. The earthquake was felt throughout central and eastern Nepal, much of the Ganges River plain in northern India, and northwestern Bangladesh, as well as in the southern parts of the Plateau of Tibet and western Bhutan.
earthquake rubble in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Brick and other debris lining a street in Bhaktapur, Nepal, in the aftermath of a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck central Nepal and the surrounding region on April 25, 2015.
shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at 12:54:08 NST.[6] The country also had a continued risk of landslides.[24]
A major aftershock occurred on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 NST with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.3.[25] The epicenter was near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mount Everest.[26] More than 200 people were killed and over 2,500 were injured by this aftershock, and many were left homeless.[27]