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April 2015 Nepal Earthquake
25 April 2015 · Kathmandu, India · Nepal
On 25 April 2015 at 06:11 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal (Kathmandu, India), at a depth of 8 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 103 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 8,957 people and injured 24,000. 498,852 homes were destroyed. It is the 41st deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 25 April 2015
- Time
- 06:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 8 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 8,957
- Injuries
- 24,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 498,852
- Homes Damaged
- 256,697
- Estimated Damage
- 6.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Nepal
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20252025 Tibet Earthquake · M 7.1134 deaths
- 20232023 Nepal Earthquake · M 5.7154 deaths
- 2015May 2015 Nepal Earthquake · M 7.3117 deaths
- 19881988 Nepal Earthquake · M 6.6998 deaths
- 19341934 Bihar Earthquake · M 8.010,600 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth