7.8 MAGNITUDEDEPTH 15 KM2015-04-25 06:11 UTC

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BAGMATI

JANAKPUR

NARAYANIKOSHI

SAGARMATHA

KARNALI

RAPTI

DHAULAGIRI

GANDAKI

LUMBINI

C H I N A

I N D I A

N E P A L

Rajbiraj

BaglungPokhara

SindhuliGarhi

Butwal

Hetauda

Kathmandu

Gutasi

Gyirong

Mengba

Liushudixia

Lulung

NashengPangshan

Tarrong

TingriTashantun

Taikou

Zhangmu

Xungru

Chakia

Forbesganj

Gorakhpur

Jaynagar

MirganjNirmali

Madhubani

Nibia

Motihari

Sagauli

Shikarpur

Sitamarhi

Bettiah

Bagaha

Pyuthan

Tansen

SyabruBensi

Biratnagar

Dhorpatan

Dingla

Janakpur

JhawaniBhairahawa Bhimphedi

Jaleswar

Malangwa

Patan

C E N T R A L

E A S T E R N

M I D - W E S T E R N

W E S T E R N

Dunai

Jomsom

Chame

ArthungeLiwang

BesishaharShivalaya

Putalibazar DhuncheTamghas

Byas PrithbinarayanSandhikharkaBidur

KumpurChoutara

Bharatpur BhimesworBhaktapurDhulikhel

KapilbastuN.P. Ramgram Salleri

ManthaliOkhaldhunga

Kamalami

DiktelBhojpur

KalaiyaBirgunj

TriyugaN.P.Gaur

InaruwaN.P.

BANGLADESH

BHUTAN

CHINA

INDIA

EPICENTERSBy Magnitude

SOURCE: USGS

4 - 5

5 - 6 Aftershocks

6 - 7

7.8^

5

6

7

8

9

MODERATE

STRONG

VERY STRONG

SEVERE

VIOLENT

SOURCE: USGS, as of 4/27/2015

* MMI is a measure of ground shaking and is different from overall earthquake magnitude as measured by theRichter Scale. The MMI is based on a 12 class scale.

INTENSITYThe Modified Mercalli (MMI) Intensity Scale*

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PROGRAM KEY

NCRS

IOM

NSET

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Kathmandu Valley

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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE OVERVIEWLast Updated 04/27/15

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