Sunday, December 6, 2015

Nepal Earthquake 2015

On 2015 April 25, Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal. The epicentre is the Barpark of Gorkha District and about 80 km from capital Kathmandu. The depth of epicentre is less than 20km, which is shallow and caused huge destruction in the ground. Major aftershock of magnitude 7.3 hit on May 12. Epicentre is Dolakha district, east of Kathmandu.


First floor collapse at Gongabu, Kathmandu

RCC building collapse at Chautara, Sindupalchok