April 2015 Nepal earthquake

Also known as the Gorkha earthquake, it occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time and reached a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII. It killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000, and triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 21. Bharatpur was the nearest major city to the main shock, 53 km from the epicentre.

Origin time (UTC)

2015-04-25T06:11

Magnitude

7.8

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

8.22

Deaths, as sources state them

nearly 9,000, including 21 killed in the Mount Everest avalanche

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002926

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, nepal, gorkha, everest, avalanche, himalaya

Coordinates: 28.2305, 84.7314

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above in the Himalaya since 1930

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