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Question
Write a short note on the Nepal earthquake of 2015.
Solution
The Nepal earthquake was a devastating earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal on April 25, 2015. Nearly 9000 people were killed and several thousands more injured. The earthquake destroyed over 600,000 small and large buildings and structures in Kathmandu. The magnitude on Richter scale was 7.8 with two large aftershocks of magnitudes 6.6 and 6.7 within an hour of the main quake. The collision of earth’s plates caused the earthquake in Nepal. Nepal lies on the fault called thrust fault. Where the Indian plate jumped over the Eurasian plate. The earthquake caused devastating damages to life and infrastructure and tremors were felt across India Bangladesh, Pakistan and Southwest China.
