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Historic Earthquake
May 2015 Nepal Earthquake
12 May 2015 · Dolakha · Nepal
On 12 May 2015 at 07:05 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nepal (Dolakha), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 117 people and injured 2,800.
- Date
- 12 May 2015
- Time
- 07:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 117
- Injuries
- 2,800
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Nepal
Nearby Major Earthquakes
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth