![]() As expected, the occurrence of land Slides is very high along the fault line. The Gorkha Earthquake triggered more than 15000 land Slides along the Nepal-Tibet border which the map below showcases. ![]() But given the geography and vulnerability of the population, I fear the death toll and destruction wrought by this latest earthquake will be quite intense. The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake caused acceleration of a large volume of Himalayan rocks which staggered over the Indian Plate (Sharma, 2017). It is going to be several days before we know the true extent of damage from this latest quake. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people, injured at least 19,000, and displaced hundreds of thousands in cities and villages near the Himalayas. This latest 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the heart of the one of the most inaccessible and vulnerable parts of the country–if not on earth. On April 25, 2015, the Earth moved violently in Nepal. This map from MapAction details the sheer remoteness of the towns near the epicenter of the quake.Īs the map notes, there are a great number of districts with 10,000 people or more that are cut off from the rest of the country right now. The quake destroyed infrastructure and homes, both modern and historic, while triggering landslides on. Many destructive Earthquakes have been reported in the historical records within the Himalayan arc. On April 25, 2015, the Earth moved violently in Nepal. This is particularly true near the epicenter of the latest earthquake today. The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal lies in one of the active continental collision zone of the world, the Himalaya, where the probability of Earthquake occurrence is very high. And some are inaccessible by both car and helicopter. Many towns are simply inaccessible by car. The earthquake was recorded at 23:47 local time (18:02 GMT), according to Nepals Monitoring and Research Centre. Since the April 25 earthquake, one of the most difficult challenges of the rescue and recovery effort has been the basic task of reaching populations in need. This time, the epicenter was about 50 miles east of Katmandu, not far from Mount Everest. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands more were injured in a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal's capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas on 25 April. The death toll, now at 37, has been climbing throughout the day. Nepal: volcanoes and recent earthquakes - interactive map / VolcanoDiscovery - click to show/ Earthquakes - click to show/hide earthquake options Select. A strong earthquake shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, and officials said at least 69 people were dead and dozens more injured as rescuers searched mountain villages. A large earthquake and deadly earthquake rocked Nepal again today.
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