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The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) [8] [11] killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 M w [ 1 ] or 8.1 M s [ 12 ] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X ( Extreme ).
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.
The areas of Nepal hardest-hit by the earthquake, such as Gorkha District, Sindhupalchowk District, and Dolakha District, where 90% of houses were destroyed, are likely to suffer most as Kathmandu historically has shown very little interest in them, and transport must be by mule in treacherous mountainous terrain as no roads exist. [7]
‘It felt like the world had collapsed and I was not sure if anyone had even survived and would be able to help’
The avalanche is reported to have started between Pumori (Left) and Lingtren (middle peak) [2] Khumbutse to the right Mount Everest was approximately 220 kilometres (140 miles) east of the epicentre, and between 700 and 1,000 people were on or near the mountain when the earthquake struck, [3] [4] including 359 climbers at Base Camp, many of whom had returned after the aborted 2014 season. [5]
Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who perished in an earthquake two days earlier. ... Earthquakes are common in mountainous Nepal. A 7.8 ...
Earthquakes are common in mountainous Nepal. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 killed around 9,000 people and damaged about 1 million structures. ___
Geographic location, culture, political instability, and socioeconomic conditions contribute to slow recovery from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.Severe weather conditions, isolation of many affected villages, lack of government preparedness to recover, and difficulties of accepting and sending reconstruction supplies made the recovery process harder.