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The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people in Nepal and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8M w or 8.1M s and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme).
May 13, 2024 · Nepal earthquake of 2015, 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.
Mar 4, 2018 · At 11.26 am on Saturday, 25th of April 2015, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Nepal. The focus was only eight kilometres deep, and the epicentre was just 60 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. At the time of the earthquake, Kathmandu had 800,000+ inhabitants.
Apr 27, 2015 · 15 May 2015. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands more were injured in a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal's capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas on 25 April. The...
Apr 25, 2015 · 25 April 2015. More than 1,000 people have been killed according to police, as Caroline Hawley reports. Nearly 1,000 are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more...
Oct 1, 2016 · On Saturday, April 25 at 11:56 am local time, an M7.8 earthquake began 82 km (51 mi) NW of Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu. The event was followed by many aftershocks, the largest being an M7.3 on May 12, 17 days after the mainshock.
Apr 25, 2015 · NEW DELHI — A powerful earthquake shook Nepal on Saturday near its capital, Katmandu, killing more than 1,900 people, flattening sections of the city’s historic center, and trapping dozens of...
O n the morning of 25 April 2015, Nepal shook with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. When the dust settled, thousands of people had died and buildings had come crumbling down. It was a...
Apr 25, 2015 · A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nepal on May 12, less than three weeks after a devastating temblor there killed more than 8,000 people. People across the country had feared another powerful...
Apr 25, 2015 · Nepal earthquake of 2015, severe earthquake that struck near 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.
Download, explore and visualize data for the eleven severely affected districts of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake.
Apr 25, 2015 · On April 25, 2015 at 11:56 local time, part of the tectonic boundary between India and the rest of Eurasia began to slip, sending powerful earthquake waves to Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu just 50 miles away. While this earthquake spread damage throughout the region beyond Nepal, it did not destroy the capital.
Sep 9, 2016 · Overview. On 25 April 2015 at 11:56 NST, with a mighty shudder, the earth released the pent-up seismic energy trapped within in the form of an earthquake that lasted 55 seconds.
Nov 4, 2023 · Nepal, situated in the Himalayan region, is susceptible to frequent seismic activity. Recently, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the western district of Bajhang resulted in injuries. In 2015, the country experienced two devastating earthquakes that claimed the lives of 9,000 people and left 22,309 others injured.
Apr 25, 2016 · A powerful earthquake struck in the morning of morning of April 25 2015, between the capital city of Kathmandu and another city, Pokhara. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 - which...
On April 25, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal, referred to as the Gorkha earthquake, struck killing more than 8,000 people and injuring more than 21,000.
A major earthquake occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 pm local time (07:05 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.3, 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Kodari. The epicenter was on the border of Dolakha and Sindhupalchowk, two districts of Nepal.
Jun 3, 2015 · Situation Overview. As of 3 June (11:30, UTC+5:45), the Government reported a total of 505,745 houses destroyed and 279,330 damaged by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 25 April and the 7.3 quake on 12 May. The earthquakes killed 8,702 people (4,801 female; 3,899 male; 2 bodies remain unidentified) and injured thousands of people.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015 at 06:11:26 UTC. Visit the USGS event page to learn more about this earthquake. Hundreds of aftershocks have occurred to date from this event, including a magnitude 7.3 earthquake at 07:05:19 UTC and a magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 07:36:53 UTC, both on May 12, 2015.
On 25 April 2015 a 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal in Asia. The earthquake occurred on a. convergent collision plate boundary. between the Indian and Eurasian plates. The focus was only...
An earthquake struck Nepal at 11:56:54 NST on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude of 7.8 (or 8.1M s) and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.
The Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal occurred on 25 April 2015 and had a magnitude of 7.6. Its epicentre was about 76km northwest of the capital Kathmandu. It was followed by more than 300 aftershocks. Around 9,000 people were killed, of whom approximately 55 per cent were female, and over 100,000 people were injured.
3 days ago · In 2015, about 9,000 people were killed, many thousands more were injured, and over 600,000 structures in Kathmandu and nearby towns were either damaged or destroyed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
The first documented earthquake event in the country dates back to 7 June 1255, during the reign of King Abhaya Malla. The quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, took the life of the king and wiped out a third of Kathmandu 's then population. [1] . Nepal has witnessed at least one major earthquake per century ever since.
The 2015 Nepal earthquake struck around midday on 25 April, reaching a magnitude of 7.8. The collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates triggered this seismic event. There were over 300 aftershocks, some reaching magnitude 7.0. Location.
4 days ago · At least 157 people were killed after a strong earthquake hit a remote pocket of Nepal last November. Nearly 9,000 people died in 2015 when a 7.8-magnitude quake struck Nepal, ...
Nov 10, 2023 · The 2023 earthquakes are the “deadliest” occurrence since the devastating 2015 quake near the city of Kathmandu when believers were attending church on a Saturday, as Sunday is a work day.
