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Map of the earthquake and aftershocks at 12 May, showing location of major historical earthquakes. The earthquake occurred on 25 April 2015 at 11:56 am NST (06:11:25 UTC) at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi) (which is considered shallow and therefore more damaging than quakes that originate deeper in the ground), [28] with its epicentre approximately 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Lamjung ...
see 2011 Sikkim earthquake: 27.33 88.62 111 6.9 2015-04-25 11:56 Gorkha see April 2015 Nepal earthquake: 28.147 84.708 8,857 7.8 or 8.1 see also list of 2015 aftershocks [11] 2015-05-12 12:38 Dolakha see May 2015 Nepal earthquake: 27.97 85.96 213 7.3 One of the 2015 aftershocks: 2022-11-09 02:12 Doti see 2022 Nepal earthquake: 29.30 81.16 6 5.7 ...
April 25 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal with epicenter at Gorkha at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi). [4] In total, at least 10,000 people were killed in Nepal , India , Bangladesh , and China .
APRIL AND MAY 2015. The worst earthquake in Nepal's history struck at four minutes to midday on April 25. It measured magnitude 7.8 and was followed by a second tremor 17 days later, killing 9,000 ...
An earthquake struck Nepal at 11:56:25 NST on 25 April 2015 with a moment magnitude of 7.8 (or 8.1M s) [1] and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Nepal 13 km (8.1 mi) east southeast of Ilam on April 27 at a depth of 31.7 km (19.7 mi). [70] Dozens of buildings were damaged in the state of West Bengal in neighboring India, including a school. This earthquake was not an aftershock of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake a few days prior. [citation needed]
Earthquake experts say they knew Nepal would be hit by a natural disaster. According to the Newser about 50 scientists from around the world traveled to Kathmandu one week ago to figure out how to ...
Earthquake 2007 Japan: April 2015 Nepal earthquake: $10 [89] $12.9 8,964 Earthquake 2015 Southern Asia (, , , others) Cyclone Kyrill: $10 [67] $14.7 44 European windstorm 2007 Western Europe (, , , others) June 2008 Midwest floods: $10 [23] $14.2 16 Flood 2008 United States 1976 Tangshan earthquake: $10 [23] $53.5 242,419 – 655,000 Earthquake ...