This article is about the Nepalese earthquake that occurred on 25 April 2015. For the major aftershock on 12 May 2015, see May 2015 Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (Nepali: विसं २०७२ को महाभूकम्प) (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)killed over 8,000 people and injured more than 21,000. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on 25 April, with a magnitude of 7.8Mw or 8.1Msand a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of Lamjung District, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 8.2 km (5.1 mi).It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing making April 25, 2015 the deadliest day on the mountain in history.The earthquake triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened, across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Square, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture. Continued aftershocks occurred throughout Nepal at the intervals of 15–20 minutes, with one shock reaching a magnitude of 6.7 on 26 April at 12:54:08 NST. The country also had a continued risk of landslides. A major aftershock occurred on 12 May 2015 at 12:50 NST with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.3. The epicenter was near the Chinese border between the capital of Kathmandu and Mt. Everest. More than 200 people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured by this aftershock. earthquake song earthquake footage earthquake comedian earthquakes caught on tape earthquake labrinth earthquake 2016 earthquake in nepal 2015 earthquake bed earthquaker devices earthquake dubstep earthquake documentary earthquake video earthquake amv earthquake alaska earthquake alaska 2016 earthquake and tsunami earthquake animation earthquake alarm earthquake at school earthquake about got damn time full show earthquake at disneyland earthquake ayyan a earthquake caught on tape a earthquake in new york a real earthquake a live earthquake earthquake barb 2.4 earthquake building collapse earthquake bass boosted earthquake by labrinth earthquake bed china earthquake bar earthquake bill nye earthquake building earthquake bangladesh lil b earthquake b.o.b earthquake earthquake caught on tape earthquake california earthquake caught on camera earthquake comedian 2015 earthquake comedy earthquake cake earthquake clean earthquake california 2016 earthquake compilation the o.c earthquake earthquake dj fresh earthquake documentary national geographic earthquake drill earthquake during news earthquake destruction earthquake dancing dolls earthquake damage earthquake dd4l earthquake d earthquake jackie d earthquake excision earthquake effect earthquake engineering earthquake experiment earthquake epicenter earthquake early warning earthquake explanation earthquake edm earthquake early warning system earthquake effect adobe premiere earthquake family force 5 earthquake forecast earthquake full movie earthquake footage 9.0 earthquake facts earthquake from bring it earthquake footage california earthquake faults earthquake from the air sf earthquake sf earthquake 1989 sf earthquake 1906 sf earthquake 2014 earthquake f sf giants earthquake earthquake game earthquake ground opening earthquake ground moving earthquake graham central station earthquake ground rolling earthquake green screen earthquake goanimate earthquake gta 5 earthquake grocery store earthquake geology earthquake house earthquake happening earthquake haiti live video earthquake hits taiwan earthquake hits alaska earthquake holees 15

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