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April 2015 Nepal earthquake

The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[8] killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at on 25 April. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8Mw.[9] Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung. Its hypocenter was at a depth of about 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11]

April 2015 Nepal earthquake
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Date {{{date}}}
Duration 50 seconds
Magnitude 7.8 (Mw)[1] or 8.1
Depth 8.2 km (5.1 mi)[1]
Epicenter location 28°13′48″N 84°43′52″E / 28.230°N 84.731°E / 28.230; 84.731Coordinates: 28°13′48″N 84°43′52″E / 28.230°N 84.731°E / 28.230; 84.731[1]
Type Thrust[1]
Countries or regions affected
Total damage $10 billion (about 50% of Nepal's nominal GDP)[2]
Max. intensity X (Extreme)[1]
Aftershocks 7.3 Mw on 12 May at 12:50[3]
6.7 Mw on 26 April at 12:54[4]
459 aftershocks of 4 Mw and above as of 24 May 2016[5]
Casualties 8,962 dead in Nepal,[6][7] 21,952 injured[6]

3.5 million homeless[6]

The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19 people.[12] This makes April 25, 2015 the deadliest day on the mountain in history.[13] The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing.[14]

Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages destroyed.[15] Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kathmandu Valley. Experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake.[16]

Continued aftershocks occurred throughout Nepal within 15–20 minute intervals. One shock reached a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at NST. The country also had a continued risk of landslides.[17]

It created seven avalanches after. Many Nepalese counties were damaged by the quake.

April 2015 Nepal Earthquake Media

  • NepalAftershockMap.png

    Map of the earthquake and aftershocks at 12 May, showing location of major historical earthquakes

  • Himalayan Tectonic Summary.png

    M6+ Himalayan region earthquakes, 1900–2014

  • April 2015 Nepal earthquake ShakeMap version 6.png

    ShakeMap for the 2015-04-25 Nepal earthquake, Version 6

  • 2015 Nepal earthquake.svg

    Aftershocks of 2015 Nepal earthquake

  • Fatality reprt w time Nepal.jpg

    Fatality reports by the media as a function of time, compared to the QLARM calculation (horizontal line) made after the rupture area of the Kathmandu earthquake had been mapped. Uncertainty extent given by the vertical solid line. The source for news reports is the NINTRAS web site of the Swiss Seismological Service. All reports, including lower values exceeded by others, are given.

  • Qatar Airways Cargo B777 providing humanitarian support after the 2015 Nepal earthquake April 26, 2015.JPG

    People waiting on airport tarmac for flights after aftershocks forced the airport to open all exit doors

  • Durbarsquare after earthquake 3.JPG

    Damage in the Basantpur Durbar Square

  • Kathmandu Durbar Square before the earthquake

  • Nepal Earthquake 2015 08.jpg

    Arniko Highway near Kaushaltar, Bhaktapur, after earthquake.

  • Nepal Earthquake 2015 01.jpg

    Building damage as a result of the earthquake

References

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  8. ↑ Chidanand Rajghatta (26 April 2015). "Is this the 'Big Himalayan Quake' we feared?". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Is-this-the-Big-Himalayan-Quake-we-feared/articleshow/47055477.cms. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
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  12. ↑ nytimes.com 2015-04-27 katmandu-nepal-fear-loss-and-devastation, nytimes.com; accessed 28 April 2015.
  13. ↑ Trapped at 20,000 feet: Hundreds of Everest climbers await choppers as supplies run low. Fox News. 26 April 2015. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/26/8-dead-as-quake-triggered-avalanche-sweeps-everest-in-nepal. Retrieved 26 April 2015. 
  14. ↑ Up to 250 missing after avalanche hits Nepal trekking route. "Mail Online". http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3059082/Up-250-missing-avalanche-hits-Nepal-trekking-route.html. Retrieved 28 April 2015. 
  15. ↑ Kaini, Sudip (29 April 2015). "Great Earthquake wipes out Barpak". The Kathmandu Post. http://www.ekantipur.com.np/the-kathmandu-post/2015/04/29/news/great-earthquake-wipes-out-barpak/275829.html. Retrieved 2 May 2015. 
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