Disaster Awareness

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Nepal Earthquake 2015

Near Kathmandu on the 25th or April, 2015, 11:56 am there was a major earthquake measuring at 7.8 magnitude and 8.2 km deep. This earth was a thrust earthquake. A thrust earthquake is a crack in the earths crust where there has been relative movement, in which rocks of lower position are pushed up.

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100km

   

     N 

W + E

     S

 

*= where the town is.


Location of this earthquake

The earthquake was just to the side of Kathmandu.