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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 April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) [7] [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 ).
Operation Sankat Mochan (Nepali: संकट मोचन, Operation Crisis Relief) is a Nepal Army earthquake relief operation following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake; the Nepal Army has deployed 90 percent of its force. [3] [4] [5]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A new earthquake killed dozens of people Tuesday and spread more fear and misery in Nepal, which is still struggling to recover from a devastating quake nearly three weeks ...
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (or the Himalayan earthquake) [4] occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April with a moment magnitude (M w) of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was approximately 34 km (21 mi) east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). [5]
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 ...
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 ...
A magnitude M W 7.8 earthquake struck the region of Kathmandu in Nepal on April 25, 2015. Operation Sahayogi Haat (Nepali: "helping hands") [A] for humanitarian relief operations was put into action by Joint Task Force 505 on May 6. [4]